Archaic II
Upper part of a limestone male aulos player
The facial features are barely elaborated. Each hand holds a reed of the instrument. Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 6.7 x 4.4 cm)
Date
575 - 525 BC
Accession No.
74.51.2614
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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.47, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1028, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 228, p. 184, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.