
Geometric I
Limestone model of a coffin
On the short ends of the model appear a schematic figure with upraised arms, two flanking caprid quadrupeds, and, below, branches. However stylized the execution, the motifs are familiar from other contemporary media. Model coffins are known in Cyprus from the Late Bronze Age on; they probably reproduce examples of wood. Overall: 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (17.1 x 23.5 x 13.3 cm)
Date
1050 - 950 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5166
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From the necropolis of Golgoi
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. LXXIX.505, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1662, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 205, p. 136, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 409, p. 292, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.