
Hellenistic
Limestone statuette of Artemis with a fawn
WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 25 1/4 × 11 1/8 × 6 5/8 in., 46.5 lb. (64.1 × 28.3 × 16.8 cm, 21.1 kg)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Motif
- Goat, deer and ibex
- Date
- 310 - 30 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Pyla
Collection
Provenance
- From the sanctuary at Pyla
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. CXVII.853, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1241, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 362, p. 267, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2742, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1241
- Hermary 2013, no. 362
Photographs in the Archive
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- Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09865. Public domain (CC0).
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