Hellenistic

Limestone votive Ionic capital

The unusual triangular shape and the presence of a hollow in the top probably indicate that this Ionic capital was part of a votive monument rather than an architectural element of a building. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 10 1/8 × 27 3/4 × 23 1/2 in., 163 lb. (25.7 × 70.5 × 59.7 cm, 73.9 kg)

Classification

Object type: Architectural element
Material: StoneLimestone
Period: Hellenistic and RomanHellenistic
Date: 300 - 1 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus
Findspot: Golgoi

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Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

“From the city of Golgoi”

References

Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. I.1, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1376, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 433, p. 307, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.2796, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 1376
Hermary 2013, no. 433

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Limestone votive Ionic capital

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