
Archaic II
Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Male figure with hair in short curls and well-modelled drapery. Overall: 14 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (37.8 x 13.3 x 9.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 580 - 501 BC
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Collection
Provenance
- Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios
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. LIV.350, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1063, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 73, p. 82, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2575, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1063
- Hermary 2013, no. 73
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