Bronze Age
Limestone hand holding a dove
A small right hand holds a dove by the wings. There is a break on the inner surface. Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 x 5 7/8 in. (14 x 7.6 x 14.9 cm)
Date
3900 BC - 100 AD
Accession No.
74.51.2719
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. XXVIII.138, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1163, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 295, p. 224, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.