Hellenistic

Limestone votive krater (mixing bowl)

Large stone vases are characteristic of sanctuary sites on Cyprus. They may have served simply as votives that were set up prominently near the temple but they may also have been used during rituals associated with the cult. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 17 1/4 × 23 × 22 1/2 in., 150 lb. (43.8 × 58.4 × 57.2 cm, 68 kg)

Date

300 - 1 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2813

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios (“found at entrance of Temple”)

References

Doell, Johannes. 1873. Die Sammlung Cesnola. no. 807, p. 54, pl. XIII.II, St. Petersburg: L’Académie Impérial des Sciences.Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1877. Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations During Ten Years' Residence in That Island. p. 145, London: John Murray.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1380, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 425, p. 302, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.