Limestone statue of a male votary holding a dove and an apple - image 1

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)

Date

300 - 30 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2725

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.