Archaic II
Limestone funerary stele with two recumbent sphinxes
Sphinxes back to back, crescent and disk symbol below. Overall: 22 1/4 x 19 x 6 3/4 in. (56.5 x 48.3 x 17.1 cm)
Date
550 - 501 BC
Accession No.
74.51.2877
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From the necropolis of Golgoi
References
- Doell, Johannes. 1873. Die Sammlung Cesnola. no. 825, p. 55, pl. XIII.20, St. Petersburg: L’Académie Impérial des Sciences.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1410, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Tatton-Brown, Veronica. 1986. "Gravestones of the Archaic and Classical Periods: Local Production and Foreign Influences." Acts of the International Archaeological Symposium Cyprus between the Orient and the Occident : Nicosia, 8-14 Sept. 1985, Prof. Vassos Karageorghis, ed. p. 442, pl. XLVII.3, Nicosia: Department of Antiquities, Cyprus.Pogiatzi, Elena. 2003. Die Grabreliefs auf Zypern: von der archaischen bis zur romischen Zeit. no. 13, pp. 7, 77, 84-5, 113, pl. IX, Mannheim: Bibliopolis.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 466, pp. 334-35, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.