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Limestone votive capital, Classical Cypriot statue
Limestone votive capital, Classical Cypriot, c. 400–325 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.2797.Open Access by the MET

Classical

Limestone votive capital

The capital combines elements of the Doric and Ionic orders. The molding between the column shaft and the square top recalls a Doric capital. Above, the volutes are rendered as simplified disks with concentric circles. The addition of the six-petalled rosettes as decoration is another unusual aspect of the capital. It is unlikely to have served as an architectural element of a building but rather, like the triangular Ionic capital in the adjacent gallery (74.51.2796), as part of a free-standing votive monument. The hollow in the top can thus be interpreted as a setting for a dedication. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 13 1/4 × 18 1/4 × 18 3/4 in., 163 lb. (33.7 × 46.4 × 47.6 cm, 73.9 kg)

Classification

Object type
Architectural element
Motifs
Rosette, Concentric circles
Material
StoneLimestone
Period
Iron AgeCypro-Classical
Date
400 - 325 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Golgoi

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Provenance

  • “From the city of Golgoi”

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.2797, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1378
  • Hermary 2013, no. 434

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