Archaic II
Limestone flute-player
The asymmetrical body of the figure stands on a slanting plinth, barefoot. The arms are long and thin. The figure wears a long, pleatless tunic and holds in each hand a reed of his very long aulos. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 10 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (26.7 cm, 0.7 kg)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 600 - 550 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Accession No.
74.51.2508
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. XXI.42, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1024, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1976. The Civilization of Prehistoric Cyprus. Athens: Ekdotike Athenon.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 197, p. 132, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 2006. Aspects of Everyday Life in Cyprus: Iconographic Representations. no. 125, p. 148, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 226, p. 183, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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