Hellenistic
Limestone votive relief of eyes and a mouth
The plaque is rounded at the top, imitating the shape of a face. The two eyes have very arched upper eyelids and the half-open mouth is emphasized by a frame in relief. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 3/4 in., 0.5 lb. (10.8 × 8.3 × 1.9 cm, 0.2 kg)
Date
399 - 200 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5171
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. CXXIX.935, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1684, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.McClees, Helen and Christine Alexander. 1933. The Daily Life of the Greeks and Romans: As Illustrated in the Classical Collections, 5th ed. pp. 7-8, fig. 6, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.McClees, Helen and Christine Alexander. 1941. The Daily Life of the Greeks and Romans: As Illustrated in the Classical Collections, 6th ed. pp. 7-8, fig. 6, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 417, pp. 258-9, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 402, p. 288, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.