Limestone statuette of a temple girl - image 1

Hellenistic

Limestone statuette of a temple girl

The head, which is that of a boy, does not belong and has been attached incorrectly to the body of a chubby little girl. She wears bracelets, as do many of the temple boys, but she lacks the usual necklace hung with amulets and charms. Overall: 13 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (34.3 x 15.6 x 21.6 cm)

Date

325 - 275 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2753

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus“Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium”

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. CXXXI.980, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1213, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 273, p. 212, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.