Classical
Limestone plaque with two eyes in relief
The two eyes show very thick eyelids and eyebrows sculpted in relief. Overall: 4 3/4 x 4 9/16 x 3/4 in. (12.09 x 11.61 x 1.9 cm)
Date
480 - 310 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5168
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. CXXIX.924, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1685, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 403, p. 289, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.