Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress with a wreath of leaves - image 1

Archaic II

Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress with a wreath of leaves

The figure wears a pleated chiton, the borders of which are marked by a flat band. A himation, with diagonal folds, is draped over the left shoulder and forms small zigzags on the vertical edge. The face has a smiling expression. Overall: 24 x 8 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (61 x 21.6 x 9.8 cm)

Date

500 - 480 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2645

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. LXVI.447, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1074, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 108, p. 110, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.