Limestone statuette of a temple boy - image 1

Classical

Limestone statuette of a temple boy

The body of the seated boy is flat and very awkwardly rendered. A pleated tunic covers the body. The right hand holds a large bird against his lower body. Overall: 9 1/2 x 5 15/16 x 2 1/16 in. (24.1 x 15.1 x 5.2 cm)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2651

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From CyprusFrom Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

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. CXXX.951, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1204, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Beer, Cecilia. 1994. Temple-Boys: A Study of Cypriote Votive Sculpture, Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol. 113. pp. 55-62, pls. 128, 130a-b, Jonsered: Paul Aströms Förlag.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 266, p. 208, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.