Hellenistic

Limestone votive ear

On the lobe are five syllabic signs, the meaning of which is not evident. The right ear is schematically rendered, with the canal indicated by a circular hole. There are traces of red paint. On the lobe are five syllabic signs, the meaning of which is not evident. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)

Date

399 - 200 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2358

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

Said to be from the sanctuary of Ayios Photios, Golgoi, Cyprus

References

Hall, Isaac H. 1874. "Cypriote Inscriptions of the Di Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art." Journal of the American Oriental Society, 10: no. 7, p. 207, pl. II.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. CXLII.1056, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1903. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 3. pl. CXL.13, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1881, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Masson, Olivier. 1961. Les Inscriptions Chypriotes Syllabiques: Recueil Critique et Commenté. no. 288, Paris: E. de Boccard.Masson, Olivier. 1997. "Les ex-voto trouves par L. Palma di Cesnola a Golgoi en 1870." Centre d'Etudes Chypriotes pp. 25-30, pl.VII j.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 395, p. 285, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.