The "Priest with dove" did not belong to the Paphian Goddess

Luigi Palma di CesnolaFound

Luigi Palma di Cesnola found the statue in the sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photos.

over-lifesize statue of a male votary, the “priest with dove”

Antoine HermaryWorked withJoan R. Mertens

Antoine Hermary and Joan R. Mertens jointly published a catalogue of the Cesnola Collection’s sculptures.

sculptures of the Cesnola CollectionNew York

Antoine HermaryPublished material ofMetropolitan Museum of Art

Antoine Hermary co-published a catalogue of sculptures in the Cesnola Collection held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

sculptures of the Cesnola CollectionNew York

Joan R. MertensPublished material ofMetropolitan Museum of Art

Joan R. Mertens co-published a catalogue of sculptures in the Cesnola Collection held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

sculptures of the Cesnola CollectionNew York

Johannes DoellStudied

Doell examined the statue; its feet and plinth had been restored.

No. 74.51.2463

Isaac Holister HallEmployed byMetropolitan Museum of Art

Hall served as curator of Cypriot sculptures at the Metropolitan Museum from 1886 until his death.

Luigi Palma di CesnolaConnected withGeorges Perrot

Luigi Palma di Cesnola sent Georges Perrot information about the statue’s inscription for his study.

John Linton MyresPublished

John L. Myres described bowls 4556 and 4557 and fragments 4558 and 4559 separately.

Bowls and bowl fragmentsNo. MMA 74.51.4556, 4557, 4558, and 4559

Olivier MassonPublished

Olivier Masson published the reference collection of Cypriot syllabic inscriptions.

No. ICS

Joan R. MertensConnected withOlivier Masson

Joan Mertens wrote to Olivier Masson confirming that the graffito was incised on the statue’s left shoulder.

the graffito on the statue