Fragment of a limestone statuette of a silen (?), Archaic II Cypriot

Archaic II

Fragment of a limestone statuette of a silen (?)

Preserved is the bust of a nude figure, with a long, wavy beard. The hair, bound by a fillet, is long at the back. Overall:H.: 4 5/16 x W.:2 13/16 x D.:2 1/8 in. (11 x 7.1 x 5.4 cm)

Date

500 - 450 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2610

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. LVII.371, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1123, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 349, p. 257, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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