Archaic II
Statuette of a beardless male votary wearing a long garment and a conical helmet
The body is very flat, the wide bare feet are placed on a slanting plinth. The himation flares at the bottom. The very summary lowered left arm is shown with the hand grasping a round object. The right hand is placed on the chest. The long face has a serious expression. The nose is wide, the eyes bulging. The back is flat at the top, simply roughed out at the bottom, and there are many tool marks. H.: 23 3/4 x 8 x 4 in. (60.3 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm)
Date
620 - 550 BC
Accession No.
74.51.2590
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. LV. 353, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1001, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 4, p. 32, (please note that the correct reference is L. Cesnola 1885, pl. LV. 353), Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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