Fragment of a limestone grave relief with a banquet scene - image 1

Classical

Fragment of a limestone grave relief with a banquet scene

Banquet scene with a man, two women and a child. 21 × 24 1/2 × 6 1/4 in., 67.5 lb. (53.3 × 62.2 × 15.9 cm, 30.6 kg)

Date

475 - 425 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2843

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From the necropolis of Golgoi, Cyprus After November of 1873 and before the summer of 1876, found in the necropolis of Golgoi; until 1874-76, collection of Luigi Palma di Cesnola, acquired in 1874-76, purchased from L.P. di Cesnola.

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. CXXI.902, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1382, 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. 351, pp. 220-1, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Pogiatzi, Elena. 2003. Die Grabreliefs auf Zypern: von der archaischen bis zur romischen Zeit. no. 25, p. 123, pl. XVI, Mannheim: Bibliopolis.Hermary, Antoine. 2009. "Parents et enfants dans la sculpture chypriote.." Ancient Cyprus in the British Museum: Essays in Honour of Veronica Tatton-Brown, Thomas Kiely, ed. pp. 23, 25, London: British Museum Publications, Ltd.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 478, p. 343, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Bombardieri, Luca and Elisa Panero. 2021. Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations : exhibition catalog no. 129, p. 305, London: DeArtcom.