Classical
Dove
Taube The small limestone sculpture of a pigeon comes from a sanctuary in Amathus.Pigeons were already in the 3rd millennium BCBC in Egypt and Near East as tamed pets.White pigeons were particularly important in the cult of Astarte and related goddesses, including Aphrodite.Her sanctuary in Paphos in Cyprus was famous for his tame pigeons.Bernhard-Walcher u.Collection catalogs of the KHM Vol. 2, Vienna: 1999 H. 10,5 cm, L. 15 cm
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Motif
- Bird
- Period
- probablyIron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 500 - 400 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Amathus
Accession No.
Antikensammlung, I 636
Collection
Provenance
- ENFALLSCHETHERE, MAX;1890 exchange
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