Limestone statue of a male votary holding a dove and an apple

Limestone statue of a male votary holding a dove and an apple

Description:

The figure wears a long, pleated tunic with elbow-length sleeves and the feet are shod. The lowered right hand holds a rounded object and the raised left hand clasps a bird, the head of which is missing.


Overall: 27 1/2 x 10 1/8 x 6 in. (69.9 x 25.7 x 15.2 cm)

Period:

Hellenistic

Date:

300 - 30 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

Said to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Curium, Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1197, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 203, p. 169, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2725