Classical
Limestone statuette of a temple boy
Seated figure wearing a pointed cap and holding a bird. Overall: 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (26.7 x 19.1 x 6.4 cm)
Date
399 - 300 BC
Accession No.
74.51.2765
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From CyprusFrom Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
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. CXXX.955, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1216, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Beer, Cecilia. 1994. Temple-Boys: A Study of Cypriote Votive Sculpture, Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol. 113. pp. 55-62, pls. 129, 130c-d, Jonsered: Paul Aströms Förlag.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 269, p. 210, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.