Limestone statue of Apollo - image 1

Hellenistic

Limestone statue of Apollo

The figure can be identified as the god Apollo. His hairstyle, with a knot above the forehead, is that of Apollo Lykeios, and he carries a kithara (lyre) in his left arm, although now only part of the instrument survives. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 21 × 8 in., 16 lb. (53.3 × 20.3 cm, 7.3 kg)

Date

300 - 1 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2672

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. 1239, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 326, p. 243, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.