Hellenistic
Limestone statue fragment of a hand holding a pyxis or bobbin
The left hand, the nails of which are well rendered, holds a small pyxis. Overall: 5 x 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (12.7 x 12.1 x 16.5 cm)
Date
299 - 1 BC
Accession No.
74.57.22
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios
References
- Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 290, p. 221, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.