Archaic II
Limestone head of a lion from a votive stele (?)
The head of a lion is turned to the left, with a furrowed muzzle, the mouth open with a partially broken tongue, and teeth clearly indicated. The mane forms a unarticulated ruff around the head. Overall: 6 x 9 x 7 1/4 in. (15.2 x 22.9 x 18.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Motif
- Lion
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 520 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Accession No.
74.51.2636
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. LXXXIV.550, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1392, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 367, p. 272, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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