Archaic II
Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary with a conical helmet
There are traces of fire on the feet and the left side. The right arm is bent under the garment, the left arm is held to the side of the body. The facial features are summarily rendered. Overall: 9 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (23.2 x 9.2 x 4.1 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 575 - 525 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- 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. LVII.366, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1009, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 13, p. 37, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2548, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1009
- Hermary 2013, no. 13
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