Archaic II

Limestone warrior

Egyptian and Greek features are melded in this figure. He wears the Egyptian kilt with a modified Greek helmet; the soft rounded forms that hug the head leave unclear whether the helmet is made of metal. The articulation of musculature, particularly in the arms, is a further indication of Greek influence. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 10 3/4 × 6 × 3 1/4 in., 4 lb. (27.3 × 15.2 × 8.3 cm, 1.8 kg)

Classification

Object type: Stone sculpture
Material: StoneLimestone
Period: Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date: 575 - 525 BC
Findspot: Golgoi

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Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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. XLII.265, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1049, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 177, p. 113, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Faegersten, Fanni. 2003. The Egyptianizing Male Limestone Statuary from Cyprus: a study of a cross-cultural eastern Mediterranean votive type. no. 35, p. 348, pls. 9.2, 30, Lund, Sweden: The Historical Museum at Lund University.Stylianou, Andreas and Patrick Schollmeyer. 2007. "Der Sarkophag aus Golgoi." Dynastensarkophage mit szenischen Reliefs aus Byblos und Zypern: Der Sarkophag aus Amathous als Beispiel kontaktinduzierten Wandels, 2. p. 220 n. 213, Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 54, pp. 68-9, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.2600, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 1049
Karageorghis 2000, no. 177
Faegersten 2003, no. 35
Hermary 2013, no. 54

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