Hellenistic
Limestone votive ear
On the lobe are five syllabic signs, the meaning of which is not evident. The right ear is schematically rendered, with the canal indicated by a circular hole. There are traces of red paint. On the lobe are five syllabic signs, the meaning of which is not evident. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Date
399 - 200 BC
Accession No.
74.51.2358
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Said to be from the sanctuary of Ayios Photios, Golgoi, Cyprus
References
- Hall, Isaac H. 1874. "Cypriote Inscriptions of the Di Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art." Journal of the American Oriental Society, 10: no. 7, p. 207, pl. II.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. CXLII.1056, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1903. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 3. pl. CXL.13, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1881, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Masson, Olivier. 1961. Les Inscriptions Chypriotes Syllabiques: Recueil Critique et Commenté. no. 288, Paris: E. de Boccard.Masson, Olivier. 1997. "Les ex-voto trouves par L. Palma di Cesnola a Golgoi en 1870." Centre d'Etudes Chypriotes pp. 25-30, pl.VII j.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 395, p. 285, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.