Archaic II
Seated limestone kourotrophos
Statue of a "nursing mother" with veil seated on a high-backed throne. Overall: H.:6 1/8 x W.:4 x D.:2 in. (15.6 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm)
Date
580 - 480 BC
Accession No.
74.51.2510
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1128, p. 180, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1940-1945. "Excavations in Cyprus, 1913." Annual of the British School at Athens, 41: p. 66.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 217, p. 178, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.