Limestone statuette of an oriental god or hero (?), Hellenistic Cypriot

Hellenistic

Limestone statuette of an oriental god or hero (?)

Figure wearing tunic, belt and pointed cap. Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (23.2 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm)

Date

330 - 200 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2728

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From 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. CXX.876, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1231, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 355, p. 261, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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