Hellenistic

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

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)

Classification

Object type: Stone sculpture
Motif: Bird
Material: StoneLimestone
Period: Hellenistic and RomanHellenistic
Date: 300 - 30 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus
Findspot: Kourion-Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

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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.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.2725, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 1197
Hermary 2013, no. 203

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

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