The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Stone Sculpture PDF
The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Stone Sculpture PDF
The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Stone Sculpture PDF
OF CYPRIOT ART
Stone Sculpture
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THE CESNOLA
COLLECTION OF
CYPRIOT ART
STONE SCULPTURE
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THE CESNOLA
COLLECTION OF
CYPRIOT ART
STONE SCULPTURE
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directors foreword
foreword
acknowledgments
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introduction
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catalogue
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From Their Arrival at the Museum to the Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus
by John L. Myres (1914)
The Place of the Cesnola Collection in the Study of Cypriot Sculpture
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chapter 3. Special Series of Votive Figures (Cat. 213246)
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Statuettes of Women Nursing (Kourotrophoi) (Cat. 213221)
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Musicians, Male and Female (Cat. 222234)
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Aulos (Double Flute) Players (Cat. 222230)
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Tamborine Player (Cat. 231)
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Lyre Players (Cat. 232234)
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Horses, Horsemen, Chariots (Cat. 235241)
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Banqueters (Cat. 242246)
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chapter 8. Votive Animals, Anatomical Reliefs, and Various Offerings (Cat. 356378)
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Funerary Stelai without Human Figures except Hathor Heads (Cat. 457476)
Funerary Stelai with Human Figures (Cat. 477489)
Limestone Sarcophagi (Cat. 490494)
Marble Sarcophagi (Cat. 495496)
Roman Funerary Busts (Cat. 497501)
Decorated Cippi and Other Funerary Monuments (Cat. 502508)
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chapter 13. Other Stone Artifacts (Cat. 509635)
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Vases in Alabaster: Gypsum or Calcite (Cat. 509562)
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Vases in Other Materials (Cat. 563577)
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Limestone (or Chalk) (Cat. 563570)
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Other Stones (Cat. 571577)
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Beads, Pendants, Amulets (Cat. 578582)
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Mace Heads (Cat. 583590)
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Spindle Whorls (Cat. 591598)
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Mortars and Pestles (Cat. 599625)
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Whetstones or Polishers (Cat. 626631)
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Other Objects (Cat. 632635)
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Maps of Cyprus
Concordance
Bibliography
Copyright/Additions and Corrections
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Directors Foreword
in the often well-preserved polychromy, we can glimpse their originally bright and variegated surfaces.
Located within the endlessly diverse and changing city of New
York, the sculptures of the Cesnola Collection show us men,
women, and children, the manifestations of their religious beliefs
and mythologies, items of daily life and symbols of power from the
international melting pot that was ancient Cyprus. This first comprehensive publication of these works of artavailable on our
website and by print on demandis the result of the exceptional
work of Antoine Hermary, Professor at the Aix-Marseille
University, and Joan R. Mertens, curator in the Mets Department
of Greek and Roman Art.
We are also enormously grateful for the support of the J. F.
Costopoulos Foundation, the A. G. Leventis Foundation, the
Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation as well as the
Adelaide Milton de Groot Fund, in memory of the de Groot and
Hawley families. These funders recognized the significance of this
scholarship in its early phases, and the project would not have
been possible without their generous contributions.
Thomas P. Campbell
Director
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Foreword
During the last few decades, Cypriot art and archaeology have
gained a prominent place in the study of Mediterranean culture.
Archaeologists have pulled down the conceptual walls that once
separated cultures in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern
regions and replaced them with bridges of communication. The
strategic position of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean has
proved a great advantage for the new role that this island plays in
archaeological research. Moreover, extensive excavations conducted since the islands independence in 1960 and the prompt
publication of findings, as well as the proper publication of the
collections of Cypriot antiquities in the main museums of the
world, thanks to the generosity of the A. G. Leventis Foundation,
have elevated the status of Cypriot art, which for many decades
was considered provincial and of no particular interest.
In the past, the fact that Cypriot antiquities in foreign museums were usually kept in their Greek and Roman departments
placed Cypriot art at a disadvantage, since it could not compare
favorably with the perfection and idealism of Classical art.
Aesthetic interests have now changed, and Cypriot art has been
recognized as original, with a physiognomy of its own, which did
not imitate that of other neighboring countries but, on the contrary, had occasionally contributed to the artistic development of
other Mediterranean regions.
The above remarks accurately describe the situation in The
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the first museum in
the world to have acquired a very large group of Cypriot antiquities, known as the Cesnola Collection. I will not discuss here the
ways in which this collection reached New York, nor will I address
the role of Luigi Palma di Cesnola as a scholar and as the first
director of the Metropolitan Museum, issues on which I expressed
my views in 2000.1
The presentation of the best examples of Cypriot art in four
galleries of the Metropolitan Museum and the publication of an
illustrated catalogue in 2000 constitute landmarks in the history
of the study of Cypriot art. The pioneering initiative of then-
director Philippe de Montebello, together with Carlos A. Picn
and other members of the Greek and Roman Department,
inspired other major institutions in North America and Europe.
Now the art of Cyprus is highly regarded and proudly exhibited in
various foreign museums.
The four Cypriot galleries in the Metropolitan Museum
could not provide adequate space for the whole of the Cesnola
Collection, and a large portion of it is not on public view. As a
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Acknowledgments
Publication, in electronic form, of the catalogue of Cypriot sculpture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art has extended over many
years, entailing the support and participation of many individuals.
We thank the J. F. Costopoulos Foundation, the A. G. Leventis
Foundation, the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation
as well as the Adelaide Milton de Groot Fund, in memory of the de
Groot and Hawley families, for making the entire enterprise possible. Former director Philippe de Montebello gave it his endorsement. His successor, Thomas P. Campbell, has been most generous
in his continuing support, as has Carlos A. Picn, Curator in
Charge of the Department of Greek and Roman Art. Carlos Picn
initially invited Vassos Karageorghis, Cypriot scholar extraordinaire, to act as consultant for the galleries of Cypriot art opened in
2000 and as author of the accompanying book, Ancient Art from
Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection. Moreover, together with Gloria S.
Merker and Joan R. Mertens, he launched the first electronic publication devoted to the terracottas; it appeared as a CD-ROM in
2004. We express our particular thanks also to Carrie Rebora
Barratt, Associate Director for Collections and Administration.
For the translation of Antoine Hermarys text and preparation of the manuscript, we are deeply indebted to the late Anne
Jourlait; she brought enormous skill, meticulousness, endless
patience and good humor to this, her last major project.
The present catalogue was planned by the late John P. ONeill,
Publisher and Editor in Chief of the Editorial Department,
assisted by Margaret R. Chace, former Managing Editor.
Philomena Mariani edited the final text with extraordinary care
and attention. During the time the work was in the hands of the
Online Publications division of the Digital Media Department,
Teresa W. Lai devised an innovative and attractive prototype for
electronic scholarly publishing, which she developed with Austin
C. Fisher, Mike Westfall, and Amy P. Liebster. Jennie W. Choi,
Senior Manager of Collections Information Management, helped
with all issues relating to the Museum database. When production
returned to the Editorial Department, Gwen Roginsky and Robert
Weisberg spared no effort in bringing the publication to fruition.
Mark Polizzotti, Michael Sittenfeld, and Peter Antony lent their
essential support. Miko McGinty, Rita Jules, and Tina Henderson
marshaled their expertise and style to design the present publication that is available both online and as a print-on-demand book
distributed by the Yale University Press. Richard G. Gallin was
the meticulous proofreader and Elizabeth Zechella the attentive
coordinator. Fabienne Hermary kindly prepared the concordance.
In the Photograph Studio, Barbara J. Bridgers, General
Manager for Imaging and Photography, has been endlessly helpful with the many and varied needs of this enterprise. We owe the
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In memory of
Anne October McKenzie Jourlait
(19382013)
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the art or nationality they represented, the Egyptian by themselves, the Assyrian in like manner, and the Greek and Roman
near the western wall.36 This last piece of information must
be considered cautiously, insofar as neither Colonna-Ceccaldi
nor Lang mentions anything about it.
Max Ohnefalsch-Richter, who arrived on Cyprus in 1878,
knew well the site where he brought several German scholars
(Ferdinand Dmmler, Eugen Oberhummer, Adolf Furtwngler,
Wilhelm Drpfeld). He had visited it with Andreas Vondiziano,
who had supervised the excavations for Cesnola, and Giorgi
Sotiri, who was present at the discovery of the colossal head.
According to Ohnefalsch-Richter, the two findspots were several hundred meters apart. The temenos of the principal sanctuary, situated on the eastern flank of the hill of Teratsovouno,
formed a rectangle of about 18 9 meters, whereas the other
site was located to the west or northwest, nearer to the chapel.
Like enormous mole burrows, the tunnels dug by Cesnolas
workmen could still be seen.37
Subsequently, the findspot of these discoveries was forgotten, and no one was interested in the question during the first
half of the twentieth century. At the end of the 1950s, Paul
strm made a brief investigation in situ, followed by Oliver
Masson in 1960; both had been led to the site by V. Antoni
Litras.38 Masson did not identify the location of the first temple, but established that the principal sanctuary was located
most probably about 500 meters to the southeast of the chapel
of Ayios Photios, east of the hill of Teratsovouno, near point
502 of the modern land registry.39 In 1961, the Cyprus Survey,
under the direction of Kyriakos Nicolaou, found about 100
fragments of limestone sculptures and some of terracottas in
the area of Ayios Photios.40 Further investigation of the subject
has not progressed because, since 1974, this zone, situated
near the Green Line, is inaccessible. This situation also
explains why no research has been undertaken on the soft
limestone quarries used for the sculptures from GolgoiAyios
Photios. It is nonetheless certain that the region of Idalion and
Golgoi/Athienou possesses the finest soft limestone quarries
on Cyprus, as recent investigations have shown: although the
Pakna Formation outcrops over large areas, it is only in the
area northwest of Larnaca (Kossi-Lympia-Athienou) that rapid
sedimentation in open marine conditions yielded thick beds of
the creamy chalk that is the product of calciturbidite deposition (foraminiferal sands).41
It is impossible to determine how many votive sculptures
and other objects of limestone were discovered by Cesnola at
the two sites excavated near the chapel of Ayios Photios. The
work of Doell, which establishes an initial inventory of the whole
collection during the summer of 1870, should constitute the
most reliable account, but the German scholar listed only the
works that were the best preservedthose that could interest
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Other Findspots
As noted, the site of Golgoi furnished Cesnola with other
important works coming from the necropolis near the modern
city of Athienouin the first place, the sarcophagus with figural decoration Cat.491, but also many stelai dating between
the fifth century b.c. and the Roman Imperial period. The
location of this necropolis was known before Cesnolas arrival.
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prior to the works arrival in New York, as confirmed by sculptures that were sent to Istanbul and recomposed imaginatively.85 In the case of the Metropolitans collection, certain
errors were rapidly corrected, others not. They are mentioned
in the catalogue entries. In most cases, it is a question of statues and, above all, of statuettes receiving heads whose pertinence is erroneous or doubtful. Only some have been removed
(recently); for the others, the problems are indicated at the
beginning of each catalogue entry.
We have no precise information about the restorations carried out on Cyprus by Cesnolas workmen. Only some photographs from the period and, above all, the drawings in Doells
catalogue and the photos from the 1873 album give an idea of
the interventions carried out between 1870 and 1872 on the
most important works. For the restorations made after the
sculptures arrival in New York, certain documents in the
Metropolitans archives must be taken into account. Thus, on
January 4, 1883, Cesnola wrote to Dr. Schuyler in his characteristic violent tone and provided technical explanations to
answer his detractors.
Dear Dr Schuyler
Yours of the 18th ultimo reached me today, and
explained what was obscure in your former one. You should
always bear in mind, that the Cyprus statues are of a friable
stone, and were repaired not for one or ten years but
forever; consequently they had to be treated and protected
against the climate of this country. These statues arrived
here in 1873, and were temporarily repaired with plaster
and thus exhibited in the 14th Street building, where they
remained for six years exposed to this changeable weather,
without any glass covered [sic] over them. When I returned
from Cyprus, I found that the surface [sic] of the statues
was going on at a fearful rate, and if this could not be
stopped, in a few years they would be lost forever. I
remarked that the disintegration was progressing faster
where plaster had been used to join the fragments together,
and I decided that as soon as the Museum was removed to
the present building, I would remove all the plaster from
them, and I did so; the pieces were joined together with a
particular cement recommended to me as impervious to
the weather, and covered over with a very simple preparation, in which milk, silicate, and okra are the sole ingredients. Then they were put under glass, and have given no
further sign of disintegration since 1879.
Do not make the mistake of comparing the different
treatment of the Cyprus statues in the Museums of Europe,
with that of New York. The climate of Constantinople is
like that of Cyprus, and the statues do not need any glass
cover, or wash, and will not disintegrate. At the British
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with this work. This popular guide would take the form of
a nearly 600-page Handbook, published in 1914 and reprinted
in 1974. It constitutes the first scientific work on Cypriot
archaeology. Myres, who arrived on Cyprus at the age of 24 as
a member of the British School of Athens, had excavated on
the island during 1894. At the same time, the British administration placed him in charge of a report about the preservation
of antiquities. This task led him to organize the first Cyprus
Museum, the catalogue of which he published in 1899 with M.
Ohnefalsch-Richter. As founder, in 1901, of the anthropological journal Man, Myres was one of the best representatives of
the generation that had established modern archaeology. In
1913, he returned to Cyprus and excavated several sites, particularly Lefkoniko, where he discovered a sanctuary containing
about 600 sculptures.90 In 1914, he was the Wykeham Professor
of Ancient History at the University of Oxford.
Although Myres Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of
Antiquities from Cyprus introduced a modern approach to
Cypriot archaeology and art history, which was then followed
by the work of Einar Gjerstad and his Swedish colleagues, it
has serious limitations. In the first place, it presents a much
reduced Cesnola Collection. The Handbook includes only 420
actual sculptures,91 to which are added 60 objects in steatite
and other coloured stone,92 60 objects in alabaster,93 and 40
in common white limestone.94 Moreover, there are few illustrations; only 56 sculptures are reproduced, in small photos of
mediocre quality. Above all, since Myres considered the information about findspots provided by Cesnola unreliable, he
does not mention them in his entries. He only briefly refers to
two findspots for sculptures: Golgoi and, for a small series of
temple boys, the sanctuary of Apollo Hylates near Kourion.
He adds, laconically, single pieces from other holy places,
and from tombs.95 The research of Olivier Masson gradually
produced a critical but balanced view of the findspots indicated
by Cesnola, particularly for the sculpture. To a large extent, I
rely on Massons studies, based in part on his long investigations of the Generals correspondence. Unfortunately, Masson
did not have time to write the comprehensive work on Cesnola
for which he had gathered so much material.
The sale of the duplicates, put aside before World War I
(with objects from other sources), took place between 1916 and
1926, with the final sales during two sessions organized at the
Anderson Galleries in New York on March 3031 and April
2122, 1928. The objects sold are describedand partially
illustratedin a double catalogue entitled Cypriote & Classical
Antiquities: Duplicates of the Cesnola & Other Collections.96
Some of them came back to the Metropolitan in 1941 as gifts.
More recently, several works have been placed on long-term
loan to other museums. A summary list follows:
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Chronology of Cypriot
Sculptures
Since Langs discoveries at Idalion and Cesnolas at Golgoi
Ayios Photios about 140 years ago, the dating of Cypriot sculpture has been the object of diverse approaches. Some are based
on connections between the style of the works and historical
events (Assyrian domination, followed by Egyptian and
Achaemenid), others on comparisons with more precisely
dated non-Cypriot sculptures, principally from the Greek world.
In his great synthesis of 1948, Einar Gjerstad supplemented
these approaches with stratigraphic observations furnished by
the expeditions he had directed on Cyprus. Thus, the terracottas found in the small sanctuary of Ayia Irini constituted, for
the Archaic period, the essential starting point for a new
chronology, divided into styles called Proto-Cypriote,
Neo-Cypriote, and Archaic Cypro-Greek.102 For stone
sculpture, he added, for the Archaic period, Cypro-Egyptian
and, for the fifth and fourth centuriesb.c., the Sub-Archaic
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In the Imperial period, the production of limestone funerary monuments is attested principally at Golgoi,124 but by this
time sanctuaries in the region were scarcely frequented, and in
the major cities of the island, bronze and marble sculpture was
much more frequent.
In the present catalogue, I have provided a precise date for
Hellenistic and Roman works when one seemed evident to me;
otherwise, I have given them more general dates of Early
Hellenistic (late fourth century to third century b.c.), late
Hellenistic (mid-second to mid-first century b.c.), or Early
Roman (first centurya.d.).
notes
1. McFadden 1971, pp.180.
2. Masson 1990a, 1990b, 1990c; Marangou 2000.
3. McFadden 1971, p.89.
4. Ibid., p.99.
5. Htel Drouot 1870, pp.2022.
6. Decaudin 1987, pp.14249, nos.68, 84, 86, 88, 89.
7. Hermary 1989a, p.20.
8. Archologische Zeitung 1870, p.121.
9. Brehme et al. 2001, nos.139, 142, 162.
10. Lo Porto 1986, pp.25, 179.
11. Cesnola 1877, p.109.
12. Archologische Zeitung 1870, p.121, no.8.
13. Masson 1990b, p.37.
14. Cesnola 1871; an English version of the text is published in Marangou
2000, pp.21019.
15. See Marangou 2000, p.96.
16. Cesnola 1871, pp.911:
Larea del tempio assai ben delineata dalle fondamenta in pietra
che trovai alla profondit di circa due metri, era lunga 60 piedi inglesi,
larga trenta: in uno spazio si angusto furono scoperte circa mille
statue. Esse furono disotterrate con precauzione: tutte erano pi o
meno mutilate, il che proverebbe che il tempio fu distrutto o da orde di
invasori stranieri o dal fanatismo cristiano; ma pi probabilmente da
questultimo.
Infatti verso il centro del tempio rinvenni carboni ed uno strato
considerevole di cenere alto parecchi centimetri.
Un terzo circa delle anzidette statue erano di grandezza naturale,
parecchie gigantesche, ed una doveva essere veramente colossale,
come si pu argomentare dalla testa che si solo trovata intatta, lunga
un metro e due centimetri...
Accanto allentrata Sud-Est a sinistra ed al di fuori delle
fondamenta, rinvenni un grande vaso in pietra che rassomiglia a quello
trovato ad Amatunta e che, suppongo, dovesse servire alle abluzioni
religiose.
Lunghesso le due pareti longitudinali trovaronsi molti piedestalli
schierati in parecchie file, di tutte le dimensioni; alcuni di essi con
bassi-rilievi, altri con iscrizioni Cipriotte, ma la pi parte senza gli uni
e le altre.
Nel centro del tempio, a una distanza che non mi fu dato di
misurare, ma probabilissimamente uguali fra di loro, eranvi tre doppie
file di piedestalli, sui quali pare sorgessero le statue disposte dorso a
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catalogue chapter 1
Male Votaries
Introduction
Works of this type constitute the largest group during the first
phase of Archaic sculpture, from the end of the seventh centuryb.c. to the third quarter of the sixth centuryb.c. The
prestige attached to these representations is indicated, for the
bearded figures, by their dimensions, which reach and exceed
lifesize and are sometimes truly colossal (at least one and a half
times lifesize). The identity of the figures represented is difficult to determine, but one can suppose that they are dignitaries whose elaborate garments reveal their high social status
and, probably, their rank in religious ceremonies. The same is
true of the headdress, a helmet that appears to suggest a military function as well.
The eastern origin of the dress and, more generally, of the
manner of depicting these figures has been recognized for a
long time.1 The original Assyrian model, adopted with a few
changes at the end of the eighth and the seventh centuriesb.c.
in the principalities of the Levantine coast and Cilicia, is also
adapted on Cyprus. In Cypriot sculpture, this type of image is
sporadically attested before the middle of the seventh century b.c. by terracottas from the Heraion of Samos. But it
appears to spread more widely, as far as terracottas are concerned, from the third quarter of the century.2 On the island
itself, a series of terracotta figurines that must date from the
second half of the seventh century b.c. and, probably, the
beginning of the sixth, show figuresprincipally bearded
who wear the same himation with a fringed edge that covers
the bent right arm, but whose headdress varies in form.3 In
larger-scale sculpture, heads with long beards and helmets
with raised flaps certainly existed in the second half of the seventh centuryb.c., as shown in a terracotta example from the
Heraion of Samos.4 The most numerous and finest heads of
this seriesdespite their fragmentary statecome from the
sanctuary of Salamis-Toumba5 and undoubtedly date to the
same period. They probably show the princes and dignitaries
of the largest Cypriot kingdom of the period as followers of an
unidentified deity. The colossal terracottas that stood there, as
certain elements in the excavation report indicate,6 and a head
fragment in the British Museum7 were certainly used as models for Cat.1. In large-scale terracotta sculpture, the bearded
type spread principally in Kazaphani and Patriki,8 but the type
of the youth became more widespread.
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thicker than the lower. The very wide nose juts forward. The
width of the nostrils is emphasized by the hollowing out of the
outside furrow. The inside of each nostril is also slightly
hollowed out. The top of each eyeball forms a wide, protruding
half-moon; the eyelids are carefully delineated, the curve of
the thick eyebrows continues the line of the nose. The ears
slant forward, the tragus is emphasized. On the forehead, the
central part of the helmet is raised, revealing small curled
locks. Only part of the peak, that projected above the head, is
preserved. At its base are two cords with tassels at each end.
The contour and the interior of the cheekpieces are marked by
summarily incised lines. Along the neck, the top of the mass of
hair, which is almost entirely broken, is visible.
commentary The discovery of this head launched the
excavation of the two sites at Ayios Photios. This fragment of
a colossal statue (its full height must have been between 3.5
and 4 meters) still constitutes today the most spectacular
testament to the first Cypriot limestone sculptures. The choice
of huge scale is probably explained by direct contact with the
Egyptian world through the Greek trading post at Naucratis.
There is no reason to think that this figure represents a god or
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1873, p.45, no.237, pl.VIII.6; Cesnola 1877, p.123 with fig; Cesnola 1885,
pl.XXXIX.253; Perrot and Chipiez 1885, p.521, fig.354; Myres 194045b,
pl.31.3 (legend should read Cesnola 1257); Gjerstad 1948, p.96, pl.II.ab;
Masson 1971, p.312, fig.4; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.171; Stylianou 2003,
pp.4446, pl.3; R. Bol 2009, p.15, fig.2.
Cat.2
Over-lifesize bearded head wearing a conical helmet
Late 7th or early 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.18in. (45.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1259
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 187476
(74.51.2850)
description The beard assumes a roughly rectangular
p. 372, pl. XXIV.2 (= Colonna-Ceccaldi 1882, pp. 5051, pl. III.2); Doell
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Cat.3
Statuette of a bearded votary wearing
a long garment and a conical helmet
Late 7th or first half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.14in. (36.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1004
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 187476
(74.51.2576)
Cat.4
Statuette of a beardless male votary wearing
a long garment and a conical helmet
Late 7th or first half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.23in. (60.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1001
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 187476
(74.51.2590)
description The body is very flat; the wide bare feet are
The body is very flat; the right arm is bent under the himation,
the border of which is beaded. The beard is unarticulated. The
facial expression is stern. The nose is broad and the large eyes
protruding. The cheekpieces of the helmet are shown; the top
of the crest is still apparent. There are remains of red paint.
The back is flat.
LV.355.
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Cat.5
Statuette of a beardless male votary wearing
a long garment and a conical helmet
Late 7th or first half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (15.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1005
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 187476
(74.51.2570)
Cat.6
Statuette of a beardless male votary wearing
a long garment and a conical helmet
Late 7th or first half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.19in. (48.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1002
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 187476
(74.51.2556)
restored. The body is very long and flat. The figure is dressed
in a short-sleeved chiton, the edge of which is visible on the
upper left arm, and a himation that covers the bent right arm.
Part of the himation covers the left shoulder; another, painted
red, falls the entire length of the left side of the body. The face
is serious, with the features summarily indicated. There are
toolmarks on the flat back.
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Cat.7
Lifesize beardless male votary wearing
a long garment and a conical helmet
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.63in. (161.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1354
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 187476
(74.51.2474)
description The feet and the plinth are modern. The
serious expression; the nose is broken. The eyes are asymmetrical; the upper part of the eyeballs and the eyelids protrude
more than the lower. The eyebrows, set high, form a flat band
that ends before the nose. The ears are summarily rendered.
The helmet is set low, hiding the forehead almost entirely; the
peak is set on the top of the head. On the back, the hair forms
a smooth wide mass that widens out to the level of the
shoulders. The back is flat.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XLVI.283.
Cat.8
Lifesize beardless head wearing a conical helmet
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (25.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1274
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description The nose is partially restored. The features
cat. 7
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Cat.10
Over-lifesize bearded head wearing a conical helmet
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.14in. (36.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1258
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Cat.9
Under-lifesize beardless head wearing a conical helmet
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7in. (19.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1276
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(74.51.2543)
references Doell 1873, p. 45, no. 243, pl. VIII.10; Cesnola 1885,
ears; the peak curves back and the end is broken. The face
and four curves delineating the end of each strand juts out
sharply. The lips are stiff and the cheekbones prominent,
creating a faint artificial smile. The ridge of the nose is broken.
The almond-shaped eyes are bulging, with protruding eyelids;
the eyebrows form a slightly curved band. Protruding from
under the helmet in high relief is a row of curls. The helmet
peak is mostly missing. The cheekpieces are not shown, but
two cords are tied at the top of the head in a Herakles knot. A
smooth mass of hair flares onto the nape of the neck.
cat. 10
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Cat.11
Lifesize bearded votary wearing a long garment
and a conical helmet
Second quarter or middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.65in. (166cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1353
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(74.51.2468) (on loan to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,
Richmond)
Photo Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, courtesy Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Photo: Katherine Wetzel.
cat. 12
himation that falls to the right knee, covering the bent right
arm, hand closed. The himation forms a panel with a raised
border that is draped over the left shoulder. The left arm is
held against the body; three fingers of the closed hand are
missing. The face has a rather discreet smiling expression. The
nose is hooked; the eyeballs are turned slightly inward and the
eyebrows form a flat, gently curved band that ends before the
nose. The beard is rendered with smooth strands; the six
strands in the center end in a hook. Bands mark the edge and
the center of the helmets cheekpieces, and the base of the
peak projects from the top of the head. A smooth mass of hair
flares over the nape of the neck, while high on the forehead a
smooth band also indicates hair.
references Doell 1873, p.12, no.2, pl.I.11; Cesnola 1877, fig.p.131;
Cesnola 1885, pl.XLIV.281; Perrot and Chipiez 1885, p.518, fig.353; Brunn
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Cat.12
Over-lifesize bearded votary wearing a long garment
and a conical helmet
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.72in. (185cm) (75in. [191.8cm] with the plinth)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1352
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(74.51.2460)
description The figure stands on a rectangular plinth,
barefoot, with the left foot slightly advanced. The shape of the
left leg is suggested under the garment. Both arms are held at
the side of the body with hands closed. He appears to be
wearing two thin superposed garments: a chiton, of which only
the lower border, at the level of his ankles, and the ends of the
sleeves in the middle of his forearms are visible; and a tunic, of
which the edges, at the bottom and over the arms, stop just
above those of the chiton. The chiton is almost entirely covered
by the tunic. A third garment, characterized by its pleated
fabric and its thick and raised crinkled edge, appears on the left
shoulder and covers the left breast, the abdomen, and the right
thigh. The head, which appears to belong to the body, has a
smiling face with stiff, curved lips preserving traces of red
paint, and high cheekbones. The partially broken nose is
slightly hooked, with a flat ridge. The eyeballs are slightly
protruding; the eyebrows form a curved band that descends
almost to the nose. The large ears are summarily rendered.
The full and rounded beard is made up of rows of small curly
strands under a kind of net in relief. A row of very small locks
appears on the forehead under the helmet. It has flaps and its
surface is decorated with small lozenges between vertical
strips. The peak, partially missing, falls toward the back. A
wide mass of hair is spread over the nape of the neck, with side
locks forming large curls. The back is flat, slightly bumpy at the
level of the buttocks. There are many toolmarks.
commentary This statue represents an important stage in
the evolution of the type. Both arms are held to the sides of
the body, hands closed, in the style of the Greek kouroi. The
introduction of pleats on the garment, the detailed strands
of the beard and hair, and finally, the facial expression, with
narrower eyes and, above all, a wide smile, are inspired by
Aegean Greek models. This change, still limited, is not easy to
date, but it occurs earlier than the priest with dove (Cat.22).
The face recalls that of the Rampin rider and comparable works,1
suggesting a date around the middle of the sixth centuryb.c.
The large head from Lefkoniko2 belongs to the following
generation, that of the last heads wearing conical helmets.
references Doell 1873, p. 15, no. 29, pl. I.13, VIII.4 and 7 (head
only); Colonna-Ceccaldi 1873, p. 31, pl. I.2 (= Colonna-Ceccaldi 1882,
pl.IV.2); Cesnola 1877, p.143 with fig.; Cesnola 1885, pl.LX.407; Perrot
and Chipiez 1885, p. 513, fig. 350; Brunn and Bruckmann 18881900,
pl. 201.2; Markoe 1987, p. 122, pl. XLII.1; Karageorghis 2000a, no. 173;
Mylonas 2003, p.54, pl.4.1.
Cat.13
Statuette of a beardless male votary with a long garment
and a conical helmet
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (23.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1009
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description There are traces of fire on the feet and the
left side. The right arm is bent under the garment, the left arm
is held to the side of the body. The facial features are summarily rendered. The cheekpieces of the helmet are not shown.
The back is flat.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LVII.366.
cat. 13
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Cat.14
Under-lifesize beardless head wearing a conical helmet
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7in. (18.4cm)
Myres 1275
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description The face has a smiling expression, the nose
Cat.15
Statuette of a beardless male votary wearing
a long garment and a conical helmet
Middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.20in. (52cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1003
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description The small bare feet, with toenails clearly
cat. 14
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cat. 16
Cat.16
Lifesize bearded head wearing a conical helmet
Middle or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.15in. (38.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1260
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description The rounded beard is smooth, with the
Cat.17
Lifesize bearded head wearing a conical helmet
Ca. 540520b.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (31.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1283
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(74.51.2847) (on loan to the Nasher Museum, Duke University)
Photo The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photos: Peter
Paul Geoffrion.
description The beardthe end of which is broken
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cat. 18
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Cat.18
Over-lifesize bearded head wearing a conical helmet
Ca. 540520b.c.
Limestone
H.15in. (39cm)
City of Golgoi
Myres 1282
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(74.51.2849)
references Doell 1873, p. 45, no. 231, pl. VIII.l; Cesnola 1885,
description The beard, broken around the lower edge, is
pl.LIX.405.
covers the small head, which has a smiling face, pointed nose,
very large eyes with thick eyelids, and smooth hair under
the helmet.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXXI.536.
cat. 18
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Cat.20
Small beardless head with a helmet of Greek type
and a syllabic inscription
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4in. (11.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1880
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description The small helmeted head is beardless. He
has a smiling face, pointed chin, lidless eyes, and smooth ears.
The inscription on the helmet, composed of five syllabic signs,
is difficult to interpret.
references Cesnola 1903, pl. CXXXI.12; Masson 1961/1983,
no.287 (cf. p.417).
cat. 20
Cat.21
Small beardless head with a helmet of Greek type
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.2in. (7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1050
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description The head wears a helmet of Greek type, the
crest of which is painted red and black and falls to the back.
The head leans forward.
commentary The forward position of the head suggests
that it belonged to a figure in a chariot or, more probably, to a
group of the three-bodied Geryon.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXXI.534.
Cat.22
Over-lifesize bearded male votary wearing
Greek dress and a decorated helmet,
known as the priest with dove
Ca. 540520b.c.
Limestone
H.85in. (217.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios, West side near the
temple
Myres 1351
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cat. 21
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description The feet and the plinth are modern. The bird
cat. 22
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with short horns and creased dewlaps. The back of the helmet
is smooth, except for an incised hook above the left ear, as well
as the layer of hair on the back. Three beaded locks begin behind
the ear and fall on the chest and the upper arms. The forms at
the back are summarily defined and there are toolmarks.
Of the many traces of polychromy mentioned by Myres,
few survive today. Some red is visible in several places on the
himation. Geometric patterns (a stroke between two lines of
three points and a cross surrounded by four points), also in red,
are painted on the upper borders of the two chitons.
commentary Note in the Museums archive based on a
report by Charles Balliard: Head broken off: both feet and the
base (a new base was made by Balliard from a tombstone that
came from Cyprus) broken off: both wrists broken: repaired by
Balliard. Each wrist was fastened originally with a square
wooden peg, glued with some material similar to plaster. The
pegs were replaced by brass rods. The tail of the dove is made
partly of wood and fastened to the arm with a square wooden
peg. This is ancient. After removing the dirt Balliard discovered the Cypriote inscription on the left shoulder of the figure.
As far as the forearms are concerned, Myres writes: The
original arms have been broken off, and the broken surfaces
have been seriously defaced in refitting. It is, therefore, impossible to be certain that the present arms are the original ones:
probably they are not; they are, however, genuine Cypriote
work, of about the same period as the body. Even though he is
the only one to have observed the body after the removal of the
arms, I hesitate to follow Myres on this point. An extraordinary combination of circumstances would have been necessary
for Cesnola, within a matter of weeks, to adapt two forearms
belonging to another statue with the same dimensions and
dating from the same period. Such an eventuality is all the
more improbable because the technique of joining parts, current in Archaic Greek art, is very rare in Cyprus, contrary to
what Myres writes. The priest with dove is, in fact, as far as
I know, the only Archaic Cypriot statue that displays both arms
extended in this manner. It is therefore very probable that the
forearms and the hands are those of the original statue, as is
the vase that is joined to the right hand.
The remaining claws on the left hand show that the figure
held a bird, but the identity of this creature is far from certain.
The dove does not appear in the first known photos of the
statue, and Doell says explicitly that he did not see it during
the summer of 1870, when he was drafting his catalogue on
site. As for Colonna-Ceccaldi, he simply notes that one of
two attributes, a dove, fixed to the fist by wooden dowels, was
found shortly after; he merely repeats the information conveyed afterward by Cesnola, with an indication of the means of
fastening the creature to the hand unconfirmed by Myres, who
describes the mortise hollowed out at the level of the left
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Cat.23
Over-lifesize bearded head with a decorated helmet
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.17in. (44.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1284
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(74.51.2848)
description The long beard juts forward and is divided
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cat. 23
references Doell 1873, p. 45, no. 235, pl. VIII.11; Cesnola 1885,
pl. LIX.404; Masson and Hermary 1993, p. 33, pl. IV; V. Karageorghis
2000a, no.174.
Cat.24
Over-lifesize bearded head with a Corinthian helmet
Ca. 480460b.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (32.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1285
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(74.51.2810)
description The beard, which juts forward and is divided
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cat. 24
1. Cesnola 1873, pl.27.
2. Pflug 1988, fig.37.
3. Snodgrass 2008.
4. Jackson 2008, p.275.
5. Ibid., p.276; Mallwitz and Hermann 1980, p.95, pl.56.
garments and the diadem. He concludes that the figures exercised a precise cultural function in the sanctuaries, in particular that of performing sacrifices.1 I will take up these points
again and emphasize the importance of the group found on the
site of GolgoiAyios Photios.
The garment that covers the buttocks and the lower abdomen of the figures is difficult to name. None of the terms used
in modern languagesshorts in English, short pagne or
caleon in French, (Bade)hose in Germanis satisfactory. The
best equivalent is the ancient Greek perizoma, on condition the
word not be applied simply to the G-string that, on certain
black-figured vases, is worn by athletes. On Cyprus, these
shorts are always associated with a thin tunic that covers the
torso and the upper arms and bears, in several cases, an incised
or painted decoration. The terms short chiton and chitoniskos will be avoided because they suggest a kind of undershirt or
T-shirt. This form of dress is attested, more or less similarly,
on a series of works from the seventh centuryb.c. The oldest
may be a bronze statuette from the Heraion of Samos that
shows a bearded figure as a warrior, apparently without the
thin tunic; the context in which it was found gives a date prior
to 670/660b.c. I do not think that it is a Cypriot work.2 From
the same sanctuary comes a slightly later relief in wood showing a young god or hero who grasps the left shoulder and the
right breast of a woman dressed in Daedalic style.3 Middle
Proto-Attic pottery (second quarter of the seventh centuryb.c.) presents a fine example in the amphora of Herakles
and Nessos on which the hero wears a perizoma marked with a
large rosette.4 About the same time, the Apollo shown on a
famous Melian, actually Parian, amphora, appears to be wearing shorts of the same type.5 This fashion is confirmed in
male votaries with cypriot shorts, heads with a rosette diadem (cat. 2539)
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Cat.25
Statuette of a male votary with
Cypriot shorts and a diadem
Early 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.28in. (73cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1044
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(74.51.2622)
description The lower part of the legs is missing, the left
leg is slightly advanced. The body is very flat; both arms are
held to the sides, hands closed. The shorts bear no decoration;
the upper border is in low relief. The torso, covered with a
tight-fitting, short-sleeved tunic, narrows below the chest,
leaving an open space at the arms; the breasts are very slightly
indicated. There is the hint of a smile on the rigid mouth. The
eyes are almond-shaped and protruding, the eyebrows low-set.
There are two earrings attached to the lobe of each ear. A
fringe of hair is in low relief on the forehead, but curls are not
shown in front of the ears. On the head is a diadem bordered by
two raised lines except at the back. The hair is smooth and
flares onto the nape of the neck. The forms are barely roughed
out on the back.
references Doell 1873, p. 23, no. 71, pl. III.5; Cesnola 1885,
pl.LXVII.450; Alexander 1928, fig.p.19; Hurschmann 2003, pp.174, 190.
cat. 25
Cat.26
Statuette of a male votary with
Cypriot shorts and a diadem
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.28in. (73cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1045
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description The legs are missing from the middle of the
thighs down. The figure is very flat, with sloping shoulders and
both arms held against the body, hands closed. The borders
and the center line of the shorts are in low relief and the decoration consists of three relief rosettes. The torso is covered with
a thin, short-sleeved tunic, in the center of which three small
superposed stylized chest hairs are incised and, above the
waistband of the shorts, fifteen small vertical marks. The chest
is barely suggested under the garment. A spiral bracelet circles
each upper arm. The head, placed on a long neck, is slightly
raised; the nose is hooked, the corners of the tight mouth
male votaries with cypriot shorts, heads with a rosette diadem (cat. 2539)
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Cat.27
Statuette of a male votary with
Cypriot shorts and a diadem
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.26in. (68.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1043
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(74.51.2549)
description The lower part of the legs is missing. There
are breaks on the nose and the mouth. The right arm is partially
restored. The front part of the triangular shorts, divided by a
vertical line, is decorated with three circles. The short-sleeved
tunic bears an indistinct incised design. Both arms are held to
the sides of the body; the hands are flat. There is a spiral bracelet
on each upper arm. The face is smiling and has asymmetrical
eyes, low-set eyebrows, and rings attached to each ear. There is
an undecorated headband over the forehead and the crown of
the head is smooth. A mass of hair flares out on both sides. The
back is roughed out and there are many toolmarks.
references Cesnola 1885, pl.XLII.277; Hurschmann 2003, p.189.
cat. 26
cat. 27
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cat. 29
Cat.28
Statuette of a male votary with
Cypriot shorts and a diadem
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.18in. (48cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1040
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Cat.29
Statuette of a male votary with
Cypriot shorts and a diadem
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7716in. (18.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1046a
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(74.51.2604)
torso is wide and very flat; the arms fall the length of the body,
hands closed. The right arm is partially broken. The shorts
display traces of red paint. The borders are in relief and the
diamond-shaped center is decorated with a relief rosette.
The torso is covered with a tight-fitting, short-sleeved tunic,
the upper edge of which is visible on the shoulder. The face is
faintly smiling and has almond-shaped eyes and hatched
eyebrows. There are two earrings attached to each earlobe.
The headband, which ends at the ears, covers the top of the
forehead. The mass of hair at the back is articulated with a
rickrack pattern. The back is flat and the buttocks appear to
have been restored.
and the right hand are missing. The legs are entirely separated,
the left one advanced; the thighs are short and poorly shaped,
the calves excessively large. The right arm is bent and held
away from the body; the left had the same position. The shorts,
painted red, are decorated with a large relief rosette that also
appears on the buttocks. The very flat torso is covered with a
thin tunic decorated with vertical bands of red paint, front and
back. The face has a broken nose with a small, taut mouth and
elongated eyes with thick eyelids. The head is surmounted by
a wide headband painted red and decorated with three relief
rosettes. The upper part of the head is flat and there is a wide
mass of hair on the nape of the neck.
references Doell 1873, p. 23, no. 76, pl. III.l; Cesnola 1885,
pl.LIV.348; Hurschmann 2003, pp.18788.
male votaries with cypriot shorts, heads with a rosette diadem (cat. 2539)
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Cat.30
Statuette of a male votary with Cypriot shorts
and an Egyptian crown
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.17in. (44.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1042
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Cat.31
Under-lifesize beardless head with a diadem
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7116in. (18cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1254
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(74.51.2861)
description The thin face is well developed and has a
Cat.32
Under-lifesize beardless head with a diadem
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (16.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1255
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(74.51.2544)
description The back of the head is broken. The face has
cat. 30
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cat. 31
cat. 32
male votaries with cypriot shorts, heads with a rosette diadem (cat. 2539)
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Cat.33
Statuette of a male votary with
Cypriot shorts and a diadem
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.15516in. (38.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1041
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(74.51.2524)
description The bare feet stand on a small plinth, the left
one slightly advanced; the legs are thick and stiff, but the knees
are carefully indicated. The figure is wearing a short-sleeved
tunic with traces of red paint and shorts without sculpted
decoration. There are short red lines at the top of the thighs,
most clearly on the right side. The face is triangular, the
expression smiling. The nose is pointed, the almond-shaped
eyes lidless. There are two rings attached to each earlobe. The
diadem is painted red. The top of the head is flat; the body
forms on the back are roughed out.
references Doell 1873, p. 23, no. 73, pl. III.2; Cesnola 1885,
pl.XLII.266; Hurschmann 2003, p.185.
cat. 33
cat. 34
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cat. 36
Cat.34
Under-lifesize beardless head with a diadem
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7116in. (18cm)
Bequest of W.Gedney Beatty, 1941 (41.160.410)
Cat.35
Statuette of a male votary with
Cypriot shorts and a diadem
Second quarter or middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (12.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1046b
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(74.51.2568)
description The legs are missing. The shorts are painted
red and decorated with a large rosette. Both arms are held to
the sides of the body, hands placed flat. There is open space
pp.18788.
Cat.36
Lifesize beardless head with a diadem
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (23.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1252
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(74.51.2859)
description The face is youthful and has a small, faintly
male votaries with cypriot shorts, heads with a rosette diadem (cat. 2539)
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Cat.38
Lifesize beardless head with a diadem
Middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11in. (28.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1251
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(74.51.2863)
description The face smiles very slightly. It has a small
Cat.37
Under-lifesize male votary with
Cypriot shorts and a diadem
Middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.36in. (92.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1256
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(74.51.2473)
description The legs are missing from the knees down;
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Cat.39
Bearded statuette of a male votary with
Cypriot shorts and a diadem
Middle or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.27in. (69.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1047
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 187476
(74.51.2612) (on loan to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,
Richmond)
Photo Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, courtesy Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Photo: Katherine Wetzel.
description The legs are missing from the lower thighs
down. The head probably belongs to the statuette.1 The left leg
is slightly advanced. Both arms fall the length of the body,
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locks drawn toward the back and with triangular incisions all
over. The mass of hair forms a triangle on the nape of the neck;
there are two rows of curls on each side. The shape of the
buttocks and thighs is roughed out at the back, where many
toolmarks, made with a flat blade, are visible.
commentary If the head does belong to the body, this
statue is an exceptional example in the series. The curled
hairstyle derives from Greek models, as does the face, even if
the smile remains faint. The physiognomy and the short smooth
beard evoke a head in the Louvre, found at Ayios Photios, that
shows a figure with a bull mask on the top of his head.2
1. Contested by Pryce 1931, p.13 n. 7, and Hurschmann 2003, p.177.
2. Hermary 1989a, no.588.
references Doell 1873, p. 24, no. 77, pl. III.1; Cesnola 1885,
pl.XXV.62; Bonfante 2003, p.168, fig.40.
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Cat.41
Fragment of an over-lifesize bearded head
with a plain headdress
Early 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12516in. (31.3cm)
Myres 1273
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description The back of the head is missing and the left
Cat.40
Small bearded head with a plain headdress
Early 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (13.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1261
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Cat.42
Under-lifesize bearded votary in Egyptianizing dress
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.31in. (79cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1037
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(74.51.2478)
description The lower part of the legs is missing and the
cat. 42
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Cat.43
Fragment of an over-lifesize male votary
with an Egyptianizing kilt
First half of the 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.7in. (19.7cm), W.12in. (31.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1370
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Cat.45
Statuette of a beardless male votary
in Egyptianizing dress
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4in. (12.4cm)
From a tomb at Amathus (?)
Myres 1033
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Cat.44
Fragment of an over-lifesize male votary
with an Egyptianizing kilt
First half of the 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.6in. (16.5cm), L.8in. (21cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1371
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description The legs below the knees, both arms, and the
left hand are missing. The left leg is advanced. The left arm
was originally held to the side of the body. The point of attachment of the hand at the level of the thigh is very small. The
right arm was bent with the hand closed and placed on the
upper abdomen. The thumb is excessively large. The front
panel of the kilt is decorated with two uraei. They are painted
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black, as are the borders of the kilt and the front of the belt,
which consists of four relief bands. The second row of the belt
is divided into rectangles. The flesh parts of the body are
covered with pinkish paint. The structure of the torso, with its
flat abdomen and the outline of the thoracic arch, is quite
athletic. The breasts and the navel are indicated by a darker
red. The back is less well rendered. The back is arched and the
buttocks protrude. A necklace, with two rows of teardropshaped pendants, painted black, covers the upper chest. The
head is extremely large in comparison to the body. The
triangular-shaped face shows a faint smile. The prominent lips
are painted red. The pupils, eyelids, and eyebrows are black, as
are the rectangular locks of the wide wig that covers the
forehead and pushes the ears forward. The locks are less
detailed on the back.
commentary This statuette differs from the small, widely
distributed Cypro-Ionian sculptures of the same period. It is
more closely related to Egyptian models, as the reddish color
of the skin indicates.1 If this sculpture does indeed come from
Amathus, its originality is all the more striking, since limestone
sculpture there is extremely rare before the fifth centuryb.c.
cat. 46
Cat.46
Statuette of a beardless male votary in
Egyptianizing dress, wearing a helmet
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.26in. (67cm)
Myres 1038
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description The legs are missing from the knees down.
references Unpublished.
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Cat.47
Small beardless male head with a plain headdress
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.41316in. (12.2cm)
GolgoiAyios Photios, near the temple
Myres 1277
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revealing part of the thighs. The belt is wide. The torso is flat.
A fine line above the arms indicates the edge of a tunic. The
thin face has a rather severe expression. The nose is short and
the eyes are extremely elongated within very thick eyelids.
Two rings are attached to each earlobe. The smooth hair
widens out above the shoulders. The belt is shown at the back.
The buttocks are summarily rendered.
references Cesnola 1885, pl.XXXIV.219; Faegersten 2003, p.285,
no.36, pl.30.
Cat.48
Statuette of a beardless male votary
in Egyptianizing dress
First half or middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.61516in. (17.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1039
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(74.51.2567)
description The legs below the knees and the greater
part of the left arm are missing. The legs are clearly separated
and the left is advanced. The left arm was held to the side of
the body. The right arm is bent, with the hand closed and
placed on the abdomen. The front of the kilt is very short,
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Cat.49
Over-lifesize bearded male votary in Egyptianizing dress
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.53in. (136.5cm)
GolgoiAyios Photios, West of the Temple
Myres 1361
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description The lower part of the legs is missing. There
are small breaks on the right cheek, the left hand, and the left
arm. The figure is walking, with the left leg advanced. The
remains of a small support behind the left thigh is visible. The
left arm, held apart from the body, is bent, with the hand closed
around a small oval object and placed on the upper abdomen.
The thumb is very large. The right arm is held to the side of
the body; attached to the thigh, the hand is closed around a
small oval object. The upper arms are rendered as muscular.
The lower abdomen and most of the thighs are covered by an
Egyptianizing kilt, the front of which is decorated with barely
visible uraei. The edges of the belt are in relief and the central
decoration is virtually worn away. Over the left thigh, the kilt
shows traces of pleats that would originally have been painted.
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The belt is shown at the back and the buttocks are particularly
small. The structure of the torso is Egyptianizing. The rounded
shoulders are very broad, with a visible narrowing below the
chest and a slightly rounded abdomen. The torso is covered
with a thin, short-sleeved tunic through which the nipples of
the widely separated breasts appear. The tunic shows incised
vertical lines, a jagged line that probably indicates the seam on
the left shoulder, and lozenge shapes on the right shoulder. On
the front, there is a group of vertical incisions.
The beard is short and smooth; the hairs of the mustache
are indicated by irregular incisions. The face shows a serious
expression. There is a small break on the right cheek. The features include a very protruding chin, a stiff mouth, and a
pointed nose with narrow nostrils. The protruding upper part
of the eyeballs assumes a half-moon shape. The very thick eyebrows, the hairs of which are shown by diagonal hatching, are
low-set; the ears are carefully rendered. The head, the volume
of which is very pronounced, is covered with a smooth wig that
hides the forehead almost entirely, while its wide side pieces
end at the level of the shoulders. A syllabic inscription appears
on the left arm: I belong to Timagoras (written Tamigoras).
commentary The head of the figure, with its smooth
hairstyle and short beard, is comparable to those of other
works from the sanctuary of Ayios Photios (Cat.51, 56),1 but
here part of the body is preserved. His narrow chest, very wide
shoulders, and poorly shaped arms attest to a certain clumsiness in adapting Egyptian models. It is very likely that the
inscription on the armwhich probably gives the name of the
person who made the offeringdates from after the work; the
same may be true for the decoration incised on the tunic.
1. Cesnola 1885, pl.XXIII.53 (in Sarasota).
Cat.50
Lifesize bearded male votary in Egyptianizing dress
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.53in. (136.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1362
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(74.51.2470) (on loan to the Princeton University Art
Museum)
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description The legs below the knees and the left arm are
missing. There are breaks on the right hand, the nose, the
mouth, the right eyebrow, and the left eye. The left leg is
advanced and the right arm is held to the side of the body; the
upper arm is separated from the torso. The left arm was bent,
with the hand between the breasts. The front panel of the kilt
is decorated with two uraei wearing a solar disk and surmounted
by two smaller coiled serpents. The torso presents an attempt
at articulating the musculature of the abdomen and the
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Statuette of a beardless male votary
in Egyptianizing dress
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.23in. (59cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1266
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cat. 51
lower part of which have been cut. The left forearm is missing
and part of the right shoulder is restored. There are breaks on
the nose and many traces of fire on the head. The left leg was
advanced; the right arm is held to the side of the body, with
hand closed. The left arm was bent and the hand extended
forward. The front of the kilt is decorated with two winged
serpents that wear the Egyptian double crown and extend their
forked tongues. There is also a grimacing bald head with tongue
extended, teeth bared, and a protective eye surmounted by an
eyebrow. In the middle of the belt, two pairs of crossed scepters
surround a disk. The torso is rendered in the Egyptian manner,
with broad shoulders, a flat, narrow chest, and a rounded
abdomen. The chest and shoulders are covered with a wide
necklace consisting of triangles, curved motifs, and pear-shaped
pendants. The edge of a tunic is visible at the base of the neck.
A spiral bracelet circles each upper arm. Two straps on the left
shoulder support a quiver (or the scabbard of a sword?), a bit of
which appears under the break of the left forearm.
The delicate features of the thin face show a smiling
expression. The eyeballs, within thick upper eyelids, are dominated by a low-set eyebrow arch. Two rings are attached to
each earlobe. The head and the greater part of the forehead are
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Cat.52
Lifesize bearded head with a plain headdress
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11716in. (29.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1271
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description The beard is short and smooth. The lips of
the thin face show a stiff smile. The delicate hooked nose is
partially broken. The eyeballs of the elongated eyes protrude
and the eyebrow line extends the ridge of the nose. The ears are
schematic. A thick, smooth mass of hair flares out to the sides.
commentary The face is very similar to that of a head in
the Louvre, even though the latter is beardless.1
thighs. The left leg is advanced. Both arms are held to the sides
of the body. A bow case and a quiverfrom which arrows
projectare suspended behind the left shoulder. A wide belt
holds the kilt, the front of which is partially visible. The torso
is covered with a tunic, the side pieces of which cover the hips.
The edges are indicated by a double line in relief. The lips
show a smiling expression. The features are worn. Two rings
are attached to the lobe of each ear. The hair is smooth, with
the lower edge of the hairline articulated on the back. The
form of the buttocks is suggested.
commentary The quiver could designate the figure as a
hunter, but, unlike a statuette from Naucratis,1 no animal is
shown. Compare a very small statuette from Idalion.2
1. Nick 2006, pp.3539, 107, no.8, pl.4.
2. Pryce 1931, no.C31; Senff 1993, p.48, pl.32dg (but which is not of a
musician: cf. the commentary by Nick 2006, p.48).
no.37, pl.30.
no.7.
Cat.53
Small statuette of a hunter in Egyptianizing dress
Second quarter or middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4in. (11.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1052
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Cat.54
Statuette of a warrior with an Egyptianizing kilt
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (27cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1049
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There are breaks on the top of the helmet and on the right
hand. The left leg was advanced. The left arm, summarily
rendered, is held to the side of the body, with hand closed. The
right arm is bent. The hand held the hilt of a sword within the
scabbard suspended from a baldric across his chest. The kilt is
held by a wide belt with three bands. The front is decorated at
the center with two uraei wearing solar disks as a headdress
and tongues to the sides. The chest is covered with a smooth,
short-sleeved tunic. The head is raised and the face shows a
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Cat.55
Statuette of a beardless male votary
in Egyptianizing dress
Middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12916in. (31.9cm)
GolgoiAyios Photios, West of the temple
Myres 1036
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left leg is advanced. The depression above the knee is accentuated. The left arm is held to the side of the body, with hand
closed. The right arm is bent and the hand is placed on the
upper abdomen. The pleats over the entire front of the kilt are
slightly rippled. The narrow chest is shown in the Egyptian
manner. The facial features are sharp. The eyelids are not
shown in relief.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. XXVI.70; Faegersten 2003, p. 279,
no.25, pl.27.
Cat.56
Over-lifesize bearded head with a plain headdress
Middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.13in. (33.7cm)
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which jut out farther, on the sides, than the lower eyelids. The
thick, smooth eyebrows end before the ridge of the nose. The
ears are thin and elongated. The forehead is partially hidden by
thick, smooth hair that widens out onto the back.
references Cesnola 1877, fig. p. 141; Cesnola 1885, pl. XXIII.52;
Faegersten 2003, p.281, no.28, pl.28.
Cat.57
Statuette of a beardless male votary
in Egyptianizing dress
Middle or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.28in. (71.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1267
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description The lower left leg and the right ankle are
restored in plaster; the lower right leg is modern. The left arm
and hand are very damaged. There are breaks on the right arm
and the nose. The plinth and the poorly executed feet do not
belong to the statuette. The left arm is held to the side of the
body. The right forearm, with hand closed, is placed on the
abdomen. The center of the kilt, damaged at the bottom,
shows stacked irregular rectangles, two vertical knotted bands,
and two uraei. The belt consists of vertical rectangles. The
rounded chest is covered with a pectoral and a short-sleeved
tunic decorated with horizontal and vertical bands of vegetal
motifs. The facial expression is smiling, the chin prominent.
On the forehead, the hair forms a row of curls that merge into
the mass of hair on the back.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. XXX.201; Faegersten 2003, p. 284,
no.34, pls.9.1 and 30.
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Cat.59
Lifesize beardless male votary in Egyptianizing dress
Ca. 550540b.c.
Limestone
H.41in. (104.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1356
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description The lower part of the legs is missing. The
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Cat.58
Statuette of a male votary in Egyptianizing dress,
holding a goat
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c. (body),
late 6th centuryb.c. (head)
Limestone
H.10516in. (26.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1066
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(74.51.2552)
description The head may not belong to the rest of the
statuette. Both legs from the lower thighs down and the right
forearm are missing. The left leg is advanced. With the left arm,
the figure clasps a small goat close to his body. He holds all four
feet in his hand. He wears an Egyptianizing kilt with a smooth
front and a tunic with elbow-length sleeves preserving red
paint at the top. The oval-shaped face shows a smiling expression. The facial features are worn. The hair is short and curly.
commentary This type of representation, rare on Cyprus,
is attested in the sanctuary of Amrit on the Syrian coast.1
left leg is advanced. Both arms are held to the sides of the body,
with hands closed. Only a small space is hollowed out between
the upper arms and the torso. A spiral bracelet circles each
upper arm. There are visible toolmarks. The body is stocky,
the shoulders broad, and the abdomen rounded. The breasts
are visible beneath the close-fitting, short-sleeved tunic. The
belt, bordered by bands in relief, is decorated with three rows
of horizontal strips. The same motif is found vertically on the
front of the kilt, eight rows of three, where it separates the
uraei crowned with solar disks. On both sides, there are three
long elements with pointed ends, partially painted red. Traces
of red paint on the chest probably belong to a pectoral that was
entirely painted. The head is of the Greek Ionian type. The
facial features show a protruding chin, slightly hooked nose,
and somewhat stiff, thin lips that are faintly smiling. Small
almond-shaped eyes within carefully drawn eyelids are
surmounted by thick eyebrows. The hair above the forehead is
short and vertical (crew-cut style). Above are four rows of
thick, crimped, transversal locks of Samian type; other locks
fall vertically to the neck. They are not shown on the nape of
the neck. The entire back is left roughed out.
commentary In an entirely original manner, this small
statue shows the association of a body in Egyptianizing dress
and jewelry with a head entirely inspired by Ionian models.
The rather fleshy torso and slightly prominent breasts refer to
Ionian Greek sculpture rather than Egyptian. If the head were
not preserved, it would have been impossible to imagine the
extent to which it differs from heads on Egyptianizing works
from Cyprus. There is nothinghelmet, diadem, headband,
or crownon the head that corresponds to local traditions,
nor in the hairstyle that associates small locks jutting out on
the upper forehead, as on the head Cat. 71 with transversal
locks on top of the head (see Cat.67).1
1. Compare, for eastern Greece, Richter 1970, p.111, no.130, figs.381383;
for Naucratis, Hckmann 2007, pp.18283, no.N21, pl.37.
references Doell 1873, p. 21, no. 62, pl. III.10; Cesnola 1877,
fig.p.145; Cesnola 1885, pl.IX.ll; Perrot and Chipiez 1885, p.529, fig.355;
Richter 1942, fig. 468; Gjerstad 1948, pl. X.2; V. Karageorghis 2000a,
no.39, pl.31.
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Cat.60
Lifesize bearded votary in Egyptianizing dress
Ca. 540520b.c.
Limestone
H.51in. (130.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1363
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cat. 60
The mortise in the break of the right leg and the one that is
hollowed out diagonally behind the left thigh are not mentioned
by Charles Balliard as modern restorations. The left shoulder
and the left arm were repaired by Balliard (partly restored?).
There are many marks from blows, particularly on the right
arm. The left leg is advanced. The left arm is held to the side
of the body, with little open space between. The bent right arm
is clearly detached from the body, with hand closed and placed
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Cat.61
Statuette of a male votary in Egyptianizing dress
Early 5th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.14in. (37.5cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1035
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head, the lower part of the arms, the right leg below the knee,
and the left leg from the lower thigh are missing. The left leg is
advanced and both arms are held to the sides of the body, to
which they are entirely attached. The front of the kilt forms an
elongated trapezoid. From top to bottom, the decoration
consists of a head of Bes with a rounded beard and a not very
Egyptianizing face; the mouth is closed and the features are
completely human. Two clumsily rendered winged uraei
follow; their flat bodies, with a rickrack motif, cross one
another. Each wears a solar disk on its head. Separated by a
band in relief is a lion overcoming a cervid. The victim is on
the ground, its antlers very evident. The feline, noticeably
smaller, stands on the back of the cervid, its hindquarters
raised. The short-sleeved tunic of the votary includes two
deep vertical incisions that define a central band. A double
bracelet circles each upper arm. The flat back has toolmarks.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. LIV.347; Wilson 1975, p. 100,
pl. 18.C; Hermary 1981, no. 12; Hermary 1986a, no. 36.a; Markoe 1990,
p. 114, fig. 8; Tore 1995, p. 454, fig. 28; Faegersten 2003, p. 290, no. 50,
fig.11, pls.11.3 and 33.
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Cat.62
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.17in. (43.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1060
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(74.51.2523)
description The lower part of the legs and the feet are
missing and the face has been reattached. The left leg is
advanced and both arms are held to the sides of the body, with
space between the upper arms and the torso. The body is very
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Cat.63
Over-lifesize beardless male head with a fillet
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.15in. (38.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1270
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description The facial features are asymmetrical and the
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Cat.64
Over-lifesize beardless male head with a fillet
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (30.8cm)
Myres 1269
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(74.51.2872)
description The face, minus the left ear, and the front
part of the head remain. The features of the thin face are a
delicate, stiff, but smiling mouth, a pointed chin, a broad nose,
the ridge of which is flat, and slightly hollowed-out nostrils.
Small locks seem to be lightly incised on the cheeks, indicating
that the figure wore a new beard. The elongated eyes are
surmounted just above by thick, smooth eyebrows. There is a
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break on the left eye. The ears are schematic. A tight roll of
hair over the forehead develops into a central part. Small
toolmarks on the head represent locks.
commentary This head is included in the series of kouroi
inspired by eastern Greece despite the probable presence of a
new beard and the original arrangement of the hair. The latter
knows no equivalent on Cyprus, not even in Cypro-Ionian
sculpture, but is found on an older work, the ivory lion
master found at Delphi, the origin of which is controversial.1
1. P. Amandry 194445; Gloskiewicz 1978.
references Unpublished.
Cat.65
Statue of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.471116in. (121.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1357
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(74.51.2469) (on loan to the Nasher Museum, Duke University)
Photo The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photos: Peter
Paul Geoffrion.
description The legs are missing from the thighs down;
the nose is partially broken. The left leg is advanced and the
very thick arms are held to the sides of the body, to which they
are joined. The right hand holds a branch vertically. It consists
of two parts with smooth leaves. The figure is covered with a
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Cat.66
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.20in. (50.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1055
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description The feet are missing. The body is very
elongated. The left leg is advanced and both arms are held to
the sides of the body, with hands closed. The garment consists
of a chiton and a himation draped over the left shoulder, the
fabric of which forms two panels of drapery that overlap in the
front. The thin face has a smiling expression and both the chin
and the nose are pointed. The Egyptianizing hair is smooth. A
broad lock falls to the front of each shoulder. The forms are
summarily rendered on the back.
references Doell 1873, p. 21, no. 61, pl. III.8; Cesnola 1877,
fig. p. 145; Cesnola 1885, pl. VIII.10; Perrot and Chipiez 1885, p. 254,
pl.XXXI.204.
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Cat.67
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7in. (18.4cm)
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left leg is advanced and both arms are held to the sides of the
body, with hands closed. The figure is dressed in a short-sleeved
chiton, with a fold on the left hip and a flat fold between the
legs. A himation, painted red, is draped over the left shoulder.
The round face shows a smiling expression and elongated eyes.
The locks are arranged transversely on the front of the head,
with a headband (?) at the center. Three locks fall to the front
on each shoulder. The hair is long on the back, which is merely
roughed out.
commentary This statuette is another good example of
the introduction to Cyprus of Ionian dress and hairstyles (see
Cat. 62). Statuettes with the same hairstyle were found at
Idalion,1 Kition,2 and Kazaphani,3 whereas outside of Cyprus
the hairstyle is attested only on two alabaster kouroi.4
1. Senff 1993, pp.3233, pl.11di.
2. Gjerstad et al. 1937, p.42, no.356, pl.IX.45; Hermary 2009b, p.246,
fig.9.
3. V. Karageorghis 1978, p.163, no.43, pl.XXV.
Cat.68
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Second quarter or middle of the 6th centuryb.c. (head),
second half of the 6th centuryb.c. (body)
Limestone
H.15in. (39.1cm)
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description It is not certain that the head belongs. The
body is very elongated. The left leg is advanced. The large feet
wear shoes. The figure wears a smooth chiton. The face has a
smiling expression, a hooked nose, narrow lidless eyes, and
unarticulated ears. There is a diadem on the top of the head.
The forms are summarily rendered on the back and there are
toolmarks.
references Unpublished.
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cat. 70
Cat.69
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Middle or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.221516in. (58.3cm)
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Cat.70
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Middle or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.15in. (40.3cm)
From Idalion
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left leg is slightly advanced and the left arm is held to the side
of the body, with hand closed. The right arm is bent, the closed
hand placed on the abdomen. The figure wears a chiton that
falls below the knees, with several incised folds, and a himation
that is draped over the left shoulder. There are abundant traces
of dark red paint on the two garments. The face has a smiling
expression, a large nose, wide-open eyes, and schematic ears.
The Egyptianizing hair is smooth. A flat lock falls forward onto
each shoulder. The forms are summarily rendered on the back
and there are toolmarks.
is slightly advanced. The shoes are painted red. Both arms are
held to the sides of the body, with hands closed. The figure
wears a chiton and a himation draped over the left shoulder.
The face is damaged. A disk is attached to each earlobe. The
locks on the forehead form a roll and the hair falls to both sides.
The forms are summarily rendered on the back and there are
toolmarks.
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Cat.71
Under-lifesize beardless male head
Third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (15.6cm)
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Cat.72
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Late 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.13in. (33cm)
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description The right leg from the knee down and the
lower portion of the advanced left leg are missing. Both arms
are held to the sides of the body, with hands closed. A bracelet
circles each upper arm. The figure wears a short chiton and a
himation over the left shoulder. The fringe shows on the chest.
The neck is very thick and the face shows a smiling expression.
There are breaks on the nose and lips. The eyelids are not
shown. The head is covered with curls that are partially
rendered on the back. The forms are roughed out on the back
and there are toolmarks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXVII.438.
Cat.73
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Late 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
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H.141516in. (38cm)
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description The feet are missing. The left leg is clearly
advanced. Both arms are held to the sides of the body, with
hands closed. The figure wears a smooth chiton and a himation,
draped over the left shoulder, that forms superposed folds on
its nearly full length. The head is round. The lips show a faint
smile, but the facial features are awkwardly rendered. There is
a row of curls on the forehead and large, more summary curls
on the top of the head. The hair on the nape of the neck is short.
The forms are blocked out on the back and there are toolmarks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LIV.350.
Cat.74
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Late 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.19in. (48.3cm)
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cat. 75
of hair does not fall to the shoulders. The feet are missing and
the right hand is broken. The left leg is advanced. Both arms
are held to the sides of the body, with hands extended slightly
forward. The figure wears a close-fitting chiton; remains of red
appear on the right upper arm. The himation is draped over
the left shoulder and falls in stacked folds over the proper left
side of the body. The head has a faintly smiling face and wears
a conical hat without articulated cheekpieces. On the forehead
is a row of curls and a mass of hair widens out onto the nape of
the neck.
commentary The head wears a helmet without cheekpieces, as on a small bust found at Idalion.1 It could, therefore,
have belonged to a statuette of the same type and not to a
figure in Ionian dress.
1. Hermary 1989a, no.35.
Cat.75
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
Late 6th century or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.26in. (66.6cm)
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description The legs, which are almost side by side, are
broken from the knees down. Both arms are held to the sides of
the body, with hands closed. The body is covered by a chiton
and a himation draped over the left shoulder, the central edge
of which is indicated by a flat fold. The head is slightly askew.
The face has a smiling expression and the elongated eyes are
surmounted by high-set eyebrows. The hairstyle consists of a
row of curls on the forehead, held by a thin headband, and
straight locks on the top of the head. A mass of hair that falls
on the shoulders is indicated only on the sides. The back is flat
except for the roughed-out buttocks. There are toolmarks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXVII.449.
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notes
1. Cassimatis 1982, pp.15859, figs.37; for myrtle in Greek ceramics, see
Kunze-Gtte 2006.
2. Cassimatis 1982, pp.16263, fig.8; Yon 1989.
3. See Hermary 2005.
Cat.76
Over-lifesize bearded head with a wreath of leaves
Third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.15in. (38.1cm)
From Karpassia
Myres 1281
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description The left side and the back of the head have
been restored, as well as a part of the right ear and lower hair
locks. There is an overall brownish patina. The short beard,
placed low under the lower lip, consists of five rows of small
curled strands. A thin relief line indicates its limit on the
cheeks. The facial expression shows a broad smile. The mouth,
which is stiff toward the front, is surmounted by a small
mustache in three rows. The nose is delicate and pointed, the
nostrils deeply hollowed out. The eyes, with protruding
eyeballs, are separated from each other and from the high-set,
hatched eyebrows. A row of curls on the forehead ends in front
of the ears with a flat surface. A wreath with two rows of leaves,
in high relief, appears on the front of the head. The remaining
hair consists of large, wavy locks that are parallel to the
forehead; a thick lock falls behind each ear.
commentary Whereas the other rare large heads with
short beards wear the Egyptianizing wig,1 this one shows
transversal locks above the vegetal wreath and long locks
falling to the back in the Ionian tradition. A good comparison is
provided by a head in the Louvre from Arsos.2 Although it is
smaller and wears a headband with rosettes rather than a
wreath, the conception of the face is the same and three
braided locks fall in front of the shoulders. A head of the same
origin,3 but clearly much larger, has only a mustache; the hair
also falls to the sides and there is a vegetal wreath. The large
statue from Pyla in Vienna provides the most spectacular
example of this type of crowned dignitary.4 The statue has a
long beard with a mustache in three rows. The same is true of
the large bearded head from Lefkoniko5 and of the one from
the Paphian siege mound in Liverpool. If the findspot given
by Cesnola is correct, the statue was of an important dignitary
from the kingdom of Salamis, like the two heads from Arsos.
1. Idalion: Pryce 1931, nos.C10, C12; Senff 1993, pp.5152, pl.34di.
2. Hermary 1989a, no.60.
cat. 77
3. Ibid., no.259.
4. Seipel 1999, no.76.
5. Markoe 1987.
references Doell 1873, p. 46, no. 344, pl. IX.9; Cesnola 1877,
fig. p. 141; A. Cesnola 1882, pl. VIII.2; Cesnola 1885, pl. LXXXII.540;
V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.185.
Cat.77
Lifesize bearded head with a wreath of leaves
Third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11in. (28.6cm)
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Cat.78
Lifesize bearded head with a wreath of leaves
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (24.8cm)
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the right side, including the nose. The head is massive, with a
short beard that consists of curled strands. The small, smiling
mouth, painted red, is surmounted by a short, smooth
mustache. The eyeballs are flat within very arched upper
eyelids, the corners of which are slightly open. The hatching of
the high-set eyebrows shows a herringbone motif. The ears are
summarily rendered. On the forehead, two rows of small locks
are surmounted by a wreath with two rows of leaves disposed
horizontally rather than vertically around the head. Only the
stem is shown at the back. The back of the head and the nape
of the neck are covered with large curls. An unworked space
remains on the left side of the back.
commentary This head and the preceding one (Cat.77)
probably come from the same workshop, even though they
differ in several details. These are slightly less meticulous
variants of the head Cat. 76. The absence of its findspot is
regrettable, but a relatively similar example comes from
Malloura.1
1. Hermary 1989a, no.219.
references Unpublished.
Cat.79
Over-lifesize bearded head with a diadem
Late 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (27cm)
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Paul Geoffrion.
description The semi-long beard forms a line almost
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Cat.80
Over-lifesize bearded votary in Greek dress, with a wreath
of leaves and flowers, holding a bough and a box
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.73in. (185.4cm)
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Photos: Peter Paul Geoffrion.
description It is uncertain that the right forearm,
the catalogue. The work initiates the new type of representation for bearded dignitaries. The long hairstyle is abandoned
and the hands hold objects evoking offerings presented by the
worshipper. Several heads can be compared, one of which
comes from Malloura, now in the Louvre.1
1. Hermary 1989a, no.220.
Cat.81
Over-lifesize bearded head with a wreath of leaves
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (27.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The semi-long beard forms a line parallel to
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Cat.82
Over-lifesize bearded head with a wreath of flowers
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.14in. (35.6cm)
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Cat.83
Lifesize bearded head with a wreath of leaves
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.13in. (34.3cm)
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one on the nose. The beard, which juts forward, consists of six
rows of small, curled strands. The lips are surmounted by a
mustache that falls to both sides. The smiling expression is
reinforced by the high cheekbones. The eyes, turned inward,
are surmounted by very long eyebrows. The ears are quite
carefully articulated. Three rows of curls rise above the
forehead. They are surmounted by a headband covered with
open blossoms (narcissus?). The crown of the head, which is
slightly pointed in shape, is covered with large, straight locks.
On the nape of the neck are four rows of curls.
commentary A head from Malloura1 comes indisputably
from the same workshop and perhaps was executed by the
same sculptor.
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cat. 84
Cat.84
Over-lifesize bearded head with a wreath of leaves
Second quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (30.5cm)
From the ruins at Idalium
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description The feet and the plinth are modern. The left
Cat.85
Lifesize statue of a bearded male votary,
holding a pyxis and a bird
Ca. 470450b.c.
Limestone
H.64in. (164.5cm)
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Cat.86
Over-lifesize bearded male votary with a wreath
of leaves, flowers, and berries, holding a box,
a branch of leaves, and a phiale
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
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H.70in. (179.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.87
Over-lifesize bearded head with a wreath
of leaves and flower buds
Third quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.14in. (35.9cm)
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description The neck is thick and flat. The edge of a
cat. 86
The left hand holds a box and a small branch, the right holds a
phiale. The figure wears a pleated, elbow-length chiton, the
edge of which forms a triangle on the chest, revealing a garment
underneath. A himation, draped over the left shoulder, falls to
the middle of the leg. The himation forms a roll across the
abdomen. It covers the arm and forms a zigzag fold on the
torso and the length of the left leg.
The beard is divided into four rows of very tight corkscrew
curls and, below, a row of wavy strands. The lips, faintly smiling,
are surmounted by a mustache with twisted strands that falls to
the sides. The nose is large, hooked, and pointed. The eyes are
deep-set in their orbs under raised eyebrows. The rendering of
the ears is careless. The two rows of locks on the forehead are
partially hidden by the wreath, which consists of a heavy stem
decorated with open blossoms (narcissus?) at the center. At
the bottom are ivy leaves and, at the center, small berries circling central wavy locks. At the top are pointed leaves with
detailed ribs that present at their base a pistil in high relief.
The locks on the head, which ends in a point, are separated by
a central part. On the nape of the neck are short, wavy locks.
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cat. 88
Cat.88
Over-lifesize bearded head with a wreath of leaves
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c. (or late Hellenistic period?)
Limestone
H.12in. (31.8cm)
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description The surface is worn and damaged, in partic-
ular on the sides and back. The face is elongated and the nose,
the end of which is broken, is long and delicate. The beard
consists of corkscrew strands. The mustache falls to both sides.
The mouth is half open. The eyes, within very thick eyelids, are
deep-set in their orbs. There are traces of red paint on the right
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Cat.89
Under-lifesize bearded head with a wreath of leaves
4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (23.5cm)
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description There are small breaks on the right cheek,
the nose, and the forehead. The short beard consists of tightly
curled strands painted in red. Its upper limit is delineated by a
line of vertical incisions. The mouth, surmounted by a mustache
that falls to both sides, hints at a smile. The eyes are deep-set
beneath the elongated arches of the eyebrows. The ears are
summarily rendered. The forehead is framed by snail-shaped
curls. They are partially covered by a wreath with two rows of
leaves. At the top of the head, the hair is parted. The locks are
summarily indicated, as are those on the nape of the neck.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. XCVII.665; Gjerstad 1948, p. 124,
pl.XVIII.3.
Cat.90
Over-lifesize statue of a bearded male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Second half of the 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.63in. (161.9cm)
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body rests on the left leg; the right leg is slightly bent. The right
hand, placed against the thigh, holds a vegetal sprig. In the left,
at the waistline, he holds a small pyxis. A small tenon connects
the box and the hip. There is a ring on the right third finger. The
man wears a chiton with elbow-length sleeves, the side seam of
which is shown, with V-shaped pleats below the neckline. A
himation, draped over the left shoulder, covers the side and
arm, from which it falls to the level of the knees, with a tassel
at the end. Most of the garment envelops the abdomen in a
thick mass of folds and falls to a point, with tassels, on the left
thigh. The strands of the short beard are rendered with strokes
of a pointed tool. The upper lip is surmounted by a long
mustache. The facial expression is serious, with the mouth half
open. The half-moon-shaped eyes are deep-set in their orbs.
The arch of the eyebrow is elongated. The ears are poorly articulated, particularly the right one. The forehead is surmounted
by a row of snail-shaped curls. A very prominent, wide wreath,
open at the center, circles the head. On top are laurel leaves.
Below there are spearlike leaves with a visible central rib. Toward
the center are small berries. The hair is pulled back on the nape
of the neck in wavy locks. The back is barely roughed out.
commentary Joan Connelly proposes to date this work to
the middle of the third centuryb.c., but it seems better placed
in the tradition of the statues from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus,1 thus in the middle or the third quarter of the fourth
centuryb.c., at the time of the last Cypriot kings.2 Note the
archaizing snail-shaped curls (see also Cat.89) and the branch
and pyxis held in the hands, as on late Archaic or early Classical statues. One may compare a small beardless statue from
Idalion,3 as well as heads from Idalion4 and Potamia.5 For the
figures possible relation to the statue with the bull protome,
see Cat.251.
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1. Boardman 1995, figs.19, 20.
2. See also Senff 1993, p.40.
3. Ibid., p.40, pl.26ag.
4. Ibid., p.42, pl.26hk.
5. Connelly 1988, fig.13.
references Doell 1873, p. 30, no. 123, pl. VI.4; Cesnola 1877,
fig.p.160; Chanot 1878, p.192, pl.XXXVI; Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXVII.921;
Treasured Masterpieces 1972, no. 38; Connelly 1988, pp. 84, 88, no. 31,
pl.32.116; Smith 1991, p.211, fig.256.1; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.402;
Picn et al. 2007, fig.298.
Cat.91
Lifesize head of a bearded male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Second half of the 4th centuryb.c. or 1st centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.11in. (28.9cm)
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description The head was probably turned toward its
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description The surface is very worn and the nose
references Doell 1873, p. 47, no. 546, pl. X.16; Cesnola 1877,
fig.p.153; Cesnola 1885, pl.CV.690; Connelly 1988, pp.8081, 97, no.48,
figs.151, 152; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.411; Koiner 2013.
Cat.92
Lifesize head of a bearded male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.11in. (28.6cm)
From a ruin at Pyla
cat. 92
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Cat.93
Under-lifesize statue of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Middle or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.24in. (61cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The legs are missing and the nose is broken.
The left wrist has been restored. Both arms are held to the
sides of the body. The right hand holds a branch with five
shoots, one of which is missing. It reaches as far as the bent
elbow. He has a bracelet around each upper arm. The figure,
with heavy, sloping shoulders, wears a short-sleeved chiton. A
narrow himation, draped over the left shoulder, has four flat
folds, the top one ending in a zigzag. The partially damaged
face has a delicate, smiling mouth. The almond-shaped eyes,
the upper part of which is more prominent, are surmounted
by thick, high-set eyebrows. The small ears are summarily
rendered. A row of small locks on the forehead, forming an
unarticulated crimp in front of the ears, projects beneath the
wreath. The latter consists of small vertical leaves arranged in
cat. 93
references Doell 1873, p. 24, no. 78, pl. III.7; Cesnola 1885,
pl.LXVII.446; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.187.
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
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Cat.94
Under-lifesize beardless male head
Ca. 540520b.c.
Limestone
H.7in. (20cm)
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description The head is rounded. The small, painted red
lips of the very thin face show a smile. The nose is short. The
large eyes, with flat eyeballs, are surmounted by high-set,
smooth eyebrows. A row of corkscrew curls on the forehead is
surmounted by a flat headband decorated with five rosettes.
There are coarsely curled locks on both the top and sides of the
head. The back has been left flat.
commentary Compare the head of the priest with dove
(Cat.22).
references Unpublished.
cat. 95
Cat.95
Lifesize beardless head of a male votary
with a wreath of rosettes
Last quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (24.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.96
Lifesize beardless head of a male votary
with a wreath of rosettes
Last quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7in. (19.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The back of the head is partially broken. The
Cat.97
Under-lifesize beardless male head
with a wreath of flower buds
Late 6th century or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7716in. (18.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1304
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description The stiff lips of the delicate face show a
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
101
contents
cat. 97
Cat.98
Under-lifesize beardless head of a male votary
with a fillet
Late 6th century or 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (17.1cm)
Myres 1303
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description The thin face has a smiling expression. The
pointed nose is set far from the mouth. The small eyes are
turned inward, the ears summarily articulated. The left ear is
partially missing. Above are two rows of thick curls on the
forehead beneath a fillet that is tied in a Herakles knot. There
are thick locks on the top of the head that are not rendered on
the back.
reference V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.337.
cat. 98
contents
cat. 99
Cat.99
Lifesize beardless head of a male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Late 6th century or first decade of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.101516in. (27.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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103
contents
cat. 100
Cat.100
Under-lifesize head of a male votary
Late 6th century or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (13.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Bequest of W.Gedney Beatty, 1941 (41.160.411)
description The nose has been restored. The delicate
Cat.101
Under-lifesize beardless male head
with a wreath of ivy leaves
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.71116in. (19.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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contents
cat. 101
The surface exhibits careful work. The lips, painted red, show
a faint smile. The delicate nose is slightly hooked. The small
eyes, with carefully articulated eyelids, are surmounted by
high-set, thin eyebrows that are regularly arched. Two rows of
corkscrew curls on the forehead cover the upper part of the
ears and extend over the nape of the neck. There is a break at
the center. The ribs of the ivy leaves on the wreath are visible.
At the center are two bunches of small flower buds. Straight
locks cover the head. The back is more carelessly rendered and
part of the hair is smoothed.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. LXXV.482; V. Karageorghis 2000a,
no.338.
Cat.102
Head of a beardless male votary
Late 6th century or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5716in. (13.8cm)
Myres 1077
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description The face shows a faint smile. The nose, the
cat. 102
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
105
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Cat.103
Under-lifesize statue of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.44in. (114cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The lower legs and the forearms are missing.
cat. 103
Cat.104
Statuette of a beardless male votary with a diadem
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.14in. (37.5cm)
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contents
cat. 104
The lower part of the legs, the right forearm, and the left wrist
and hand are missing. The left leg is advanced. The arms were
bent. A bird, of which only the tail and the feet remain, rests on
the left forearm. The pleated chiton emphasizes the volume of
the chest. There is red paint on the edges of the fabric and on
the seams over the arms. The himation is draped over the left
shoulder with a mass of stiff folds falling between the legs; the
border is painted red. The rest of the pleats are soft. The face
shows a faint smile. There are breaks on the mouth and nose.
The elongated eyes are surmounted by high-set eyebrows. The
ear canals are deeply hollowed out. A smooth diadem rests
above two rows of curls on the forehead, the upper ones of
which are twisted. The hair on the top of the head is straight
and full on the nape of the neck. The forms of the body and the
contour of the himation are indicated on the back.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXVII.444.
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
107
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cat. 105
Cat.105
Lifesize beardless male head
with a wreath of flower buds
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.101316in. (27.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The well-articulated neck is thick. The
Cat.106
Lifesize beardless male head with a wreath of rosettes
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (23.2cm)
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Cat.107
Small beardless male head with a wreath of leaves
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (13.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Bequest of W.Gedney Beatty, 1941 (41.160.412)
description The face has a smiling expression, a pointed
contents
cat. 106
cat. 107
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
109
contents
cat. 108
Cat.108
Statuette of a beardless male votary in Greek dress
with a wreath of leaves
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.23in. (60.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The forearms and feet are missing. The
elongated body is thin. The left leg is advanced and the arms
are held to the sides of the body. The figure wears a pleated
chiton, the borders of which are marked by a flat band. A
himation, with diagonal folds, is draped over the left shoulder
and forms small zigzags on the vertical edge. The face has a
smiling expression. The nose is partially broken. There are
long, twisted locks on the forehead and the nape of the neck.
cat. 109
Cat.109
Statuette of a beardless male votary with a fillet
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.24in. (61cm)
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description The feet are missing. The elongated body is
thin. The left leg is clearly advanced and both arms are held to
the sides of the body. The right hand holds a dove by the wings.
contents
cat. 110
Cat.110
Statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath
of leaves, holding a bird and a pyxis
First quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.291116in. (75.5cm)
advanced and both arms are lowered. The right hand holds a
bird, upside down and partially broken; the left hand holds a
pyxis. The young man wears a chiton and a himation draped
over the left shoulder. Both are smooth. The neck is very thick.
The face has a smiling expression, a strong chin, a partially
broken nose, and elongated eyes with rather thick eyelids that
are surmounted by high-set eyebrows. A wreath with vertical
leaves is set on three rows of locks on the forehead. There are
straight locks on the back and on the nape of the neck. There
are toolmarks on the simply roughed-out back.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXVII.451.
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
111
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Cat.112
Statue of a beardless male votary,
holding a dagger and an aryballos
First half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.41116in. (104.4cm)
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description The lower part of the legs and both hands
cat. 111
Cat.111
Statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath of
leaves, holding a bird, a pyxis, and a branch with leaves
Ca. 480470b.c.
Limestone
H.24in. (62.8cm)
Myres 1069
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description The feet and the right hand are missing. The
left leg is advanced and both arms are lowered with hands
extended. The left hand holds a bird and a small pyxis, the
right, a branch attached to the arm. The body is covered by
a chiton with long, U-shaped folds and a pleated surface. A
long garment with U-shaped folds is draped over the shoulders
and chest. The neck is thick. The face has a smiling expression, the tip of the nose is broken. The almond-shaped eyes
are surmounted by high-set eyebrows. Over the forehead, ears,
and nape of the neck is a roll of rectangular locks. A wreath
of vertical leaves is set on the rounded head, with locks
summarily indicated. The forms of the body are roughed out
on the back.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXVII.452.
112
are missing. The left leg is advanced and to one side. The
figure is dressed in a short undergarment forming generally
horizontal folds between the legs. The genitalia are partially
restored, but too large. The pleats are heavy over the thighs.
They are pulled in at the waist by a belt tied in a Herakles knot,
over which pass two panels of a smooth, short-sleeved tunic,
covering the torso up to the base of the neck. A length of cloth,
folded flat, with a stippled surface, is draped over the left
shoulder, with the two ends passing under the belt in front and
back. Both arms are lowered. The space separating them from
the torso is hollowed out. The left hand holds a sword in its
scabbard and a rounded object, certainly a small perfume vase.
The chest is full, the shoulders broad. The face shows a faint
smile. The chin is strong. The eyes are elongated and the
slightly protruding eyeballs are surmounted by long, arched
eyebrows. The hair is short and the locks are twisted on the
forehead and the nape of the neck. The head has a headband
decorated with rosettes, above which are twisted and crimped
locks. The forms of the body are rendered on the back.
commentary This statue, unique of its kind, must be
explained by the status of the figure or the circumstances of
the offering. The more or less contemporary representation of
Perseus on the Golgoi sarcophagus (Cat.491) is comparable.
The figure would thus be defined as a traveler, but nothing
suggests that he is a hero.
references Doell 1873, pp.2930, no.113, pl.IV.10; Cesnola 1885,
pl.LXXIII.475.
Cat.113
Statuette of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Second quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.32in. (81.9cm)
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cat. 112
the right hand are missing. The left leg is clearly advanced.
The right arm, bent, is reinforced by a tenon; the hand was
extended. The left arm is held to the side of the body. The
hand, barely detached, holds an elongated object, probably an
alabastron. The body is covered by a long chiton with
elbow-length sleeves; the overfold falls to the level of the
thighs. Between the legs is a wide band of smooth fabric (in
Greek, paryphe). The lips, painted red, are smiling; the nose is
pointed. The very elongated eyes, set close together with thick
eyelids, are surmounted by high-set eyebrows. The ears are
summarily articulated. On the forehead are two rows of curls
cat. 113
that jut out sharply and upon which is set a wreath of pointed
vertical leaves. The rounded top of the head is covered with
coarsely rendered locks, while wavy hair falls behind the ears.
commentary Like that of the preceding statue (Cat.112),
the iconography of this little statue is original for the garment,
the tenon that reinforced the extended right arm, and the
object held in the left hand. If the object is indeed an alabastron, it should be interpreted as an offering.
references Doell 1873, p. 30, no. 114, pl. V.12; Cesnola 1885,
pl. CIII.677; Perrot and Chipiez 1885, p. 539, fig. 364; V. Karageorghis
2000a, no.339.
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113
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Cat.115
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Second quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (23.2cm)
From Idalion
Myres 1298
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cat. 114
Cat.114
Head of a beardless male votary with a wreath of leaves
Second quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (17.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1079
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description The oval-shaped face has a smiling expres-
the tip of the nose. The face is faintly smiling. The carefully
rendered eyelids protrude at the outer corners; the eyebrows
are low-set. The curls on the forehead jut out in front of the
ears. The head has a wreath of slender leaves and flower buds.
There are locks on the top of the head and three rows of curls
on the nape of the neck.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXV.488.
Cat.116
Statuette of a beardless male votary with
a wreath of leaves, holding a bird
Second quarter or middle of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.17in. (43.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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cat. 115
114
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cat. 116
are missing. There are breaks on the right arm and the left
hand. The young man wears a long-sleeved, belted chiton with
wavy folds on the chest and transversal ones on the legs. The
shape of the genitalia is suggested. There are buttons on the
right shoulder. A himation, draped over the left shoulder,
covers both arms and falls lower on the right side. The lowered
left hand held a bird. The smiling face, the nose of which is
restored, is surmounted by thick curls on the forehead, on
which is set a wreath consisting of two rows of leaves. Wavy
locks cover the top of the head, full locks fall on the nape of the
neck. The forms of the body are roughed out on the back and
there are toolmarks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXVII.448.
Cat.117
Statuette of a beardless male votary with
a wreath of leaves, holding a bird
Middle or third quarter of the 5th century
Limestone
cat. 117
H.27in. (70.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The right arm and the left hand are missing.
The left leg is slightly to one side and bent. The shoes are laced
and have large tongues. The left hand held a bird, of which
only the point of attachment remains. The garment consists of
a long chiton and a himation draped over the left shoulder that
covers the lower part of the body from the waist to the middle
of the lower leg. There is a roll of fabric around the waist. The
face is discreetly smiling, the nose pointed. The elongated eyes
are set within thick eyelids. A wreath with a single row of leaves
is set on the locks that jut out on the forehead. The top of the
head, which comes to a point at the back, shows straight locks.
The back is simply roughed out and there are many toolmarks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXIV.813.
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
115
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references Doell 1873, p. 46, no. 358, pl. X.2; Cesnola 1877,
fig.p.141; Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXV.485.
Cat.119
Under-lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Middle or third quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7516in. (18.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Bequest of W.Gedney Beatty, 1941 (41.160.414)
description The oval-shaped, smiling face has a long
cat. 118
Cat.118
Lifesize head of a male votary with a wreath of leaves
Middle or third quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11in. (29.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1312
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description The head, set on a long, thin neck, the top of
116
Cat.120
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Third quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (24.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The thin face is slightly smiling; the upper lip
is stiff. The eyes are deep-set. The upper eyelids protrude more
than the lower. Two separate lines form the eyebrows. The thick
locks on the forehead are pulled up. The rounded head, with
fine straight locks, is circled by a wreath consisting of two rows
of laurel leaves. Twisted full locks cover the nape of the neck.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXV.486.
contents
cat. 119
cat. 120
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
117
contents
cat. 121
Cat.121
Statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath
of leaves, holding a goat
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.19in. (48.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description Both hands are broken. The very elongated
118
cat. 122
Cat.122
Under-lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6716in. (16.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1338
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description The back and the right ear are broken. The
youthful face is smiling. The pupils of his eyes, set within thick
eyelids, are painted red. A wreath consisting of a single row of
laurel leaves is open at the center and set on long, wavy locks
on the forehead. There are traces of red paint.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXI.750.
contents
cat. 123
Cat.123
Statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath
of leaves, holding a pyxis
Second half of the 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.24116in. (61.2cm)
Myres 1189
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cat. 124
Cat.124
Statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath
of leaves, holding a branch
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.18in. (47.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The head appears too large for the body and
may not belong. The right leg is to one side and slightly bent.
The figure wears shoes and a chiton; there are traces of red
paint. A himation is draped over the left shoulder. The figure
holds a pyxis in his extended left hand. The broken right
forearm was raised in a sign of veneration; the hands point of
contact on the chest survives. The elongated face is faintly
smiling. The head is circled by a wreath consisting of laurel
leaves on the top, ivy on the bottom, and small berries at the
center. There are wavy locks on the head. The forms of the
body are barely roughed out on the back.
The elongated body is very flat. The figure wears a chiton and
a himation that is draped over the left shoulder. Both arms are
lowered and the left hand holds a stylized branch. The face is
smiling and the large eyes are lidless. The wreath consists of a
single row of leaves. The back is flat and there are toolmarks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXIV.806.
references Unpublished.
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
119
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Cat.126
Statuette of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.8116in. (20.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The left forearm is missing. The left leg is
bent and slightly advanced. The figure wears shoes. The left
arm was leaning on a small pillar that is in large part broken.
The right hand is placed on the hip. The garment consists of a
short-sleeved chiton and a himation that is draped over the left
shoulder. It falls to the lower legs and forms an overfold on the
abdomen, ending in a tassel. The face is smiling, the nose
pointed. The pupils, painted red, are set within thick eyelids.
Large locks on the forehead are painted red, as is the remaining
hair. The tall wreath consists of a single row of laurel leaves.
The garment is indicated on the back.
references Doell 1873, p. 33, no. 149, pl. V.3; Cesnola 1885,
pl.CXIV.820.
cat. 125
Cat.125
Statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath
of leaves, holding a branch
Late 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.19716in. (49.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1182
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description The statuette is very flat. The young man
Cat.127
Under-lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Second half of the 4th centuryb.c.
Hard limestone
H.8in. (21.6cm)
Myres 1347
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description The surface of the face is worn. There are
contents
cat. 126
cat. 127
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
121
contents
cat. 128
Cat.128
Statuette of a beardless male votary, holding a bird
4th centuryb.c. or early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.17in. (44.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1178
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cat. 129
Cat.129
Statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath
of leaves and a syllabic inscription
Early Hellenistic period
Hard limestone
H.16916in. (42cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1845
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Cat.130
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.9in. (22.9cm)
From a ruin at Kythrea
Myres 1314
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Cat.131
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Early 2nd centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.111316in. (30cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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cat. 130
cat. 131
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
123
contents
cat. 132
Cat.132
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Late 3rd or 2nd centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11in. (28.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1342
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description The head is turned toward its left. The facial
Cat.133
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Late 3rd or 2nd centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.101116in. (27.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1341
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Photo The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photos: Peter Paul
Geoffrion.
description The head is turned toward its right. The
contour of the head is oval, with fully rounded jowls. The head
is high and domed. The chin is marked by a round dimple.
There are sideburns on the cheeks. Two rows of short curls on
the forehead, which extend onto the nape of the neck, are
surmounted by a wreath consisting of two rows of small,
overlapping leaves. The evenly rounded head is covered with
short curls.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. CV.686; Connelly 1988, pp. 81, 90,
no.34, figs.121, 122; Smith 1991, p.211, fig.256.2.
contents
cat. 133
Cat.134
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
2nd centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (26.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1343
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cat. 134
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
125
contents
cat. 135
Cat.135
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Late Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.8in. (21.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1317
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Cat.136
Over-lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Late Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.12in. (32.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1345
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contents
cat. 136
Cat.137
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
with a wreath of leaves
Late Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.11716in. (29cm)
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description The head was probably turned toward its
left. The cheeks are flat, the jawbones poorly separated from
the neck. The youthful-looking face has a smiling expression.
The thin nose is pointed, the eyes asymmetrical. The inner
corner of each eye is very deeply set in its socket. The ears are
carefully rendered. The very high forehead is surmounted by
wavy locks. The wreath consists of two rows of small, pointed
leaves. The rounded head is covered with very worn small
locks, but better preserved on the nape of the neck. There is a
large triangular fragment on the base of the neck.
references Doell 1873, p. 47, no. 416, pl. X.15; Cesnola 1885,
pl. CXXXIX.1042; Connelly 1988, pp. 82, 95, no. 44, figs. 141, 142;
V.Karageorghis 2000a, no.405.
cat. 137
beardless male votaries with a wreath of leaves, diadem, or fillet (cat. 93137)
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references Unpublished.
From the Archaic period on, under Egyptian and Ionian influence, male figures with bare heads occur, but this mode of
representation disappears almost completely afterward except
in the case of very young children (see the section on temple
boys). The presence of a wreath of leaves is almost the rule in
Classical and Hellenistic statuary on Cyprus, whereas it is rare
in Aegean Greek statuary. At the end of Ptolemaic domination
on the island (middle of the first century b.c., then, definitively, in 30b.c.), dedicators abandoned this old tradition and
adopted, for male figures, Roman modes of representation
characteristic of the late Republican and early Imperial periods. Dedications end entirely in the sanctuary of GolgoiAyios
Photios. The use of marble becomes predominant on the principal sites of the island.
Cat.138
Under-lifesize head of a beardless male votary
Third quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4in. (10.2cm)
Myres 1340
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description The face of the youthful head appears
asymmetrical. He was perhaps turned to his right. The expression is faintly smiling. The eyelids are heavy beneath low-set
eyebrows. The locks on the forehead are very thick and curled.
There are traces of red paint. The ears are unarticulated.
commentary This small head is of the same type, but
maybe slightly older, as that of a bronze statuette from the
Cesnola Collection found at Kourion,1 inspired by the statue of
the Diskophoros by Polykleitos.
Cat.139
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
Late Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.11in. (28.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The head has quite coarse features. The
lower portion of the face is heavy, the chin juts out. A wrinkle
begins at each side of the partially broken nose. The half-open
mouth has a severe expression. The eyes are deep-set, but the
eyeballs protrude within thick eyelids. The tear ducts are wide.
The eyebrows are elongated. The small ears are carefully
rendered. There are short curls on the head that extend over the
middle of the forehead and are carelessly rendered on the back.
references Cesnola 1885, pl.CXL.1046; Connelly 1988, pp.80, 97,
no.47, figs.149, 150; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.407.
Cat.140
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
First half or middle of the 1st centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11716in. (29.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1323
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cat. 138
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cat. 139
cat. 140
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cat. 141
Cat.141
Lifesize head of a beardless male votary
1st centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (27.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1324
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Cat.142
Under-lifesize head of a beardless male votary
Second half of the 1st centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.81516in. (22.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1325
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head and the nose and the surface is very worn. A small piece
of stone remains in place behind the nape of the neck. The
head is turned slightly to its left. The Adams apple juts out
visibly. The facial expression is severe. His age is indicated by
two deep furrows that start at the sides of the nose and
surround the mouth. The eyes are very deep-set in their orbs,
the left one shifted outward owing to the position of the head.
The eyelids are thick. There is a depression on the forehead
and short, comma-shaped locks cover the entire head.
on the left ear. The right part of the neck is restored. The head
is turned toward its right. The delicate mouth shows a serious
expression. Much of the thin nose is broken. The small eyes
are deep-set in their orbs and the eyeballs are elongated, particularly the right one. There is a depression on the forehead,
which is surrounded by short curls.
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Cat.143
Over-lifesize head of a beardless male votary
Late 1st centuryb.c. or early 1st centurya.d.
Limestone
H.12316in. (31cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1326
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description The surface is worn, particularly on the left
side. The front part of the neck is flat, but the greater projection on the right side indicates that the head was turned to its
left. The chin is square, the half-open mouth hints at a smile.
There is a depression on the lower lip. The nasolabial furrow is
well indicated. The delicate pointed nose is slightly asymmetrical. The eyes are deep-set in their orbs and the upper eyelids
protrude more than the lower ones. The ridge of the eyebrows
and the edge of the arches of the eyebrows are articulated. The
bare forehead is surrounded by very worn short curls that are
better preserved on the nape of the neck.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. CXXXIX.1038; Connelly 1988,
pp.85, 96, no.45, figs.143, 144; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.408.
cat. 143
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Cat.144
Statuette of a boy
Third quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11in. (28.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1186
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description The right leg is slightly advanced and bent.
Cat.145
Statuette of a boy holding a dove
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.17in. (45.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1180
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description The neck is restored in plaster, but the head
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Cat.146
Statuette of a boy holding a dove
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.18in. (47.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1073
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cat. 146
The left leg is placed to one side and bent. The right forearm
was raised in a gesture of worship. The lowered left hand holds
a dove. The long crinkled chiton designates the figure as a
child. His genitalia are suggested, resulting in a pleat in
between the legs. The fringed border at the top of the neck
probably belongs to the same garment. The forms of the body
are barely roughed out on the back and there are toolmarks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXIV.814.
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cat. 147
Cat.147
Statuette of a boy holding a bird
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12316in. (31cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1185
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cat. 148
Cat.148
Statuette of a boy with a turban
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10116in. (25.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The figure is standing on a slanted plinth, his
one side and bent. The figure wears a long crinkled tunic that
designates him as a child. The lowered left hand held a bird
that is partially missing; the right hand also held an object. The
flat, disproportionate head is surrounded by a wreath consisting of a single row of leaves. The face has a smiling expression,
a large nose, and well-articulated eyes. There is red paint on
the garment and on the lips.
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cat. 149
cat. 150
Cat.149
Statuette of a boy holding a bird and a branch of leaves
Late 5th or first half of the 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.191116in. (49.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.150
Statuette of a boy holding a bird
4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.28316in. (71.7cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1196
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slightly to one side and bent. The body is covered with a long
tunic with short sleeves. In his left hand the boy holds a bird,
the head of which is missing. In the right hand is an unidentified object (a pyxis?). The face has a smiling expression,
elongated eyes, and full locks on the forehead that are
surmounted by a wreath consisting of a single row of laurel
leaves. The top of the head is flat. The back has been coarsely
roughed out and there are toolmarks.
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cat. 151
Cat.151
Lifesize head of a boy with a fillet and a wreath of leaves
4th or 3rd centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.71116in. (19.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1336
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and there are traces of red paint on the lips. The small eyes are
set within thick eyelids. The comma-shaped locks on the
forehead, poorly articulated at the center, are surmounted by a
smooth band that is not shown on the back. To it is affixed a
wreath of overlapping leaves. The head, pointed at the back, is
covered with schematic wavy locks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXI.751.
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cat. 152
Cat.152
Lifesize head of a boy with a wreath of leaves
4th or 3rd centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.7716in. (18.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1337
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There are furrows at the corners of the mouth and around the
nose. The flat eyes are deep-set in their orbs and the pupils are
painted red. There is a wreath of ivy leaves and, at the center,
small berries are applied to the head. Hair falls to either side of
a central part and U-shaped locks cover the nape of the neck.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXI.752.
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cat. 153
cat. 154
Cat.153
Statuette of a boy
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.141116in. (37.2cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1177
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Cat.154
Statuette of a boy holding a pyxis and a branch of leaves
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.171516in. (48cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1190
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lowered left hand holds a small object; the right grasps the
panel of the himation that is draped over the left shoulder. The
oval-shaped head is wreathed. The facial features are coarsely
worked. The flat back is smoothed.
a break on the lower left leg that is bent. The boy wears a
short-sleeved chiton with many traces of red paint. A himation,
draped over the left shoulder, covers the arm, falls along the
side, and forms a large roll around the waist. A double panel of
fabric, ending in a tassel, falls on the left thigh. The left hand
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cat. 155
Cat.155
Head of a boy with a wreath of leaves
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.4in. (11.4cm)
Myres 1339
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description The face is expressive, almost personalized.
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Cat.157
Statuette of a boy with a chain of amulets
Early Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.26in. (68.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1191
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description The head probably belongs. The right arm
and the left hand are missing. The boy stands with his right leg
slightly bent. He wears a long, pleated tunic with short sleeves
and two small tassels on the edges. He also wears shoes. From
his left shoulder and over his chest is a band with a dozen
amulets: double axes, a crescent, rings, a comblike element,
and elongated pendants. The plump face is smiling. The nose
is very pointed; the pupils of the wide-open eyes are painted
red. Small locks on the forehead are surmounted by a wreath of
overlapping laurel leaves. There are wavy locks to either side
of a central part. Many traces of red paint remain. There are
toolmarks on the back with additional detail above the waist.
references Doell 1873, p. 34, no. 152, pl. V.8; Cesnola 1885,
pl.CXXXVII.1026.
cat. 156
Cat.156
Statuette of a boy holding a duck
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.21in. (54.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1198
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description The left leg is bent and the position of the
Cat.158
Statuette of a boy with a kausia
Hellenistic period (Early Hellenistic for the head)
Limestone
H.17in. (43.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1188
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description The neck does not fit the torso. The boy
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cat. 158
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Cat.160
Statuette of a boy holding a pyxis
Hellenistic period (Early Hellenistic for the head)
Limestone
H.261316in. (68cm)
Sanctuary of Golgoi Ayios Photios
Myres 1193
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description The head seems too large in comparison to
the body. The right leg is to one side and slightly bent. The feet
are shod. The space in between the legs is solid. The boy wears
a short, belted chiton on top of which is draped a kind of
chlamys that falls to the knees and lower over the back. The
lowered left hand holds a pyxis. The missing right forearm was
raised and the hand held an object. The boy wears a Macedonian kausia. His smiling face has a wide nose and very wide-open
eyes. There is red paint on the garment and on the eyes. There
are many toolmarks, with vertical incisions, on the back.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXXVII.1024.
cat. 159
Cat.159
Statuette of a boy
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.23in. (59.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1246
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description The head, with its coarse features, does not
Cat.161
Statuette of a boy holding an amphora
Hellenistic period (Late Hellenistic for the head?)
Limestone
H.21116in. (53.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1199
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description The head does not belong to the body. There
are breaks on the nose and the mouth, which is painted red.
The face shows a serious expression. The eyes are very wide
open within thick eyelids. The wreath consists of overlapping
leaves. The right leg is to one side and bent. The boy has a
rounded abdomen and wears a short-sleeved chiton almost
entirely covered by a himation, which is draped over the left
shoulder and forms a thick roll over the chest. The broken
right arm was bent. The left hand holds, at the level of the hip,
a small amphora, suspended from a leather thong or cord.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXXIV.996.
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cat. 160
cat. 161
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cat. 162
Cat.162
Statuette of a boy holding a pyxis with a bird
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.291516in. (76cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1202
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description In this large statuette of a boy, the weight is
on his right leg and the left leg is clearly bent. He wears laced
sandals with a double tongue at the center. The right hand
rests on the hip, with the index finger extended. The left arm
leans on a pillar. At the level of the abdomen, the left hand
holds a large circular box (pyxis); the head of the bird resting
on the box has been restored. The short-sleeved, pleated
chiton is covered on the left shoulder, arm, and the lower part
of the body by a himation, which forms a twisted roll extending
from the right hip to the left armpit. The rather flat face shows
Cat.163
Statuette of a boy holding a pyxis
Late Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.251516in. (65.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1195
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description There is restoration in plaster in the area of
the feet. It is not certain that they or the plinth belong to the
statuette. The right leg is to one side and slightly bent. The boy
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cat. 163
Cat.164
Statuette of a boy with a wreath of leaves
Late Hellenistic or early Roman period (?)
Limestone
H.29in. (74.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1192
cat. 164
missing. The right leg is to one side and slightly bent. The feet
are shod in sandals with laces and double tongues. There are
traces of red paint. The boy wears a chiton, the border of which
is painted red, and a himation that is draped over the left
shoulder. In his partially broken left hand he holds the himation
at the level of the abdomen. There, the garment forms an
overfold, with a tassel at the end, and it covers the left thigh.
Another panel falls under the left arm. The face, with
pronounced features, shows a smiling expression. The lips are
painted red. There is a dimple on the chin, a pointed nose, and
very thick eyelids. The pupils are painted red. Above the
comma-shaped locks on the forehead is a wreath, consisting of
a single row of overlapping laurel leaves, wide-open at the
center. Rounded toward the back, the head is covered with
wavy locks. The back is not worked.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXXVII.1027.
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cat. 166
Cat.165
Statuette of a boy holding a bird, with a wreath of leaves
Late Hellenistic or early Roman period (?)
Limestone
H.251116in. (65.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1194
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Cat.166
Statuette of a boy holding a pyxis
Late Hellenistic or early Roman period
Limestone
H.28in. (71.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1201
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one side and bent. The boy wears a chiton under a himation
that is draped over the left shoulder and covers the lower part
of the body from the hips down as well as the left forearm from
which a panel of fabric falls to the calf. At the level of the hip,
the left hand holds a circular box (pyxis), while the right hand
lifts the cover. The head, turned toward its right, is very
youthful. The face has a smiling expression. The lips are
painted red, the nose is pointed, and the eyes have thick
eyelids. The head is covered with wavy locks. Behind the right
ear is the beginning of a Horus lock. The back is not worked
and there are toolmarks.
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Cat.167
Statue of a boy holding a ball or a piece of fruit,
with a wreath of leaves
Late Hellenistic or early Roman period
Limestone
H.39in. (101cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1349
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description The lower part of the legs stands out in relief
from the solid block of stone. The feet and the front part of the
plinth have been restored. The left leg is to one side and bent.
The boy wears a chiton, visible only at the bottom of the legs
and on the chest. A himation that is draped over both shoulders
covers the arms and the rest of the body. The extended left
hand holds a round object, probably a ball or a piece of fruit.
The right hand grasps the edge of the garment. The head is
tilted forward. It probably belongs to the body, but not
certainly. The smiling face is very youthful. The locks on the
forehead, standing up at the center and thicker in front of the
ears, are surmounted by a wreath of overlapping leaves. The
rounded head is covered with wavy locks. The garment is
suggested on the back.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXXV.998.
cat. 167
cat. 167
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Cat.168
Lifesize head of a boy
Late Hellenistic or early Roman period
Limestone
H.5in. (14.6cm)
Myres 1348
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description The very youthful face is smiling and perhaps
turned slightly toward its left. The nose is pointed and the
protruding eyeballs are set within thick eyelids. The forehead
is bare and short. Curls cover the head.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXLIII.1089.
cat. 169
cat. 168
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cat. 170
references Unpublished.
Cat.170
Statuette of a kriophoros (ram-bearer)
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (32.7cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1120
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no.138, fig.153.
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cat. 171
Cat.171
Statuette of a kriophoros (ram-bearer)
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.91116in. (24.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1119
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Photo cole Franaise dAthnes. Photos: Philippe Collet.
description The figure stands with his large bare feet side
by side and wears a long tunic, flared above the feet. He carries
a ram, holding two legs in each hand. The body of the animal is
positioned very far back. The beardless head of the man bends
forward. The facial features are coarse, the hair short.
commentary Ursula Hckmann has emphasized that the
way of holding the animal, with two feet in each hand, was rarely
attested on Cyprus. She sees here a Greek remodeling
German berformungof the basic Cypriot type.1
1. Hckmann 2009, p.255.
references Doell 1873, p. 43, no. 202, pl. VII.3; Cesnola 1885,
pl.XVI.22.
cat. 171
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cat. 172
cat. 173
Cat.172
Statuette of a male votary with a long garment
and a plain headdress
Middle of the 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.9in. (29.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1008
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Cat.173
Small statuette of a male votary with a long garment
and a plain headdress
Middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5316in. (13.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1010
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narrow plinth. The right arm is bent under the garment. There
are traces of red paint. The face has a smiling expression. The
smooth hair is Egyptianizing in style.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXXIV.217.
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cat. 174
Cat.174
Plinth with the feet of a colossal male statue
Middle or second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.13in. (33.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios, on the field West of the
temple
Myres 1257 A
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Cat.175
Plinth with the feet of a male statuette
and a syllabic inscription
Middle or second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
W.7116in. (18cm), L.8716in. (21.5cm)
From Palaeo-Paphos
Myres 1843
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the left advanced. The right foot is of a piece with what appears
to be some kind of support. The toes are very long and there is
considerable separation between them. The toenails are
carefully articulated. There is some damage to the right foot
near the heel. There are traces of toolmarks behind the left
foot, on the top of the plinth, and between the left heel and the
support.
commentary The bottom of the legs just above the feet
was naked, suggesting that the figure was of Egyptianizing
type. This feature distinguishes the feet from the large head
Cat. 1 (associated by Myres), the body of which would have
been covered with a long garment. A fragment of a colossal
statue with an Egyptianizing kilt was found by Cesnola in the
sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios, also West of the temple.1
It is in the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida.
is advanced. The stance and the shape of the feet recall those
of Greek kouroi. On the plinth, in front of the right foot, is a
syllabic inscription of three lines: Ephodos has erected (this)
for the amphidexios god, to good fortune.
commentary The meaning of the epithet amphidexios has
not been elucidated.
1. Cesnola 1885, pl.XXII.50; Faegersten 2003, p.278, no.22, pls.6.2 and 26.
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cat. 175
Cat.176
Statuette of a male votary with a high-peaked cap
Ca. 530520b.c.
Limestone
H.17in. (45.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1061
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description The lower part of the legs, the left arm, and
part of the right arm are missing. The left leg is advanced; both
arms were detached from the body, the left one in particular.
The figure wears a thin chiton through which the genitalia are
visible. A garment draped over both shoulders falls to the hips
in two separate panels, with wavelike pleats. On the back, the
cat. 176
garment divides the small of the back and covers the buttocks.
The oval-shaped face is smiling. The chin juts out, the eyes are
almond-shaped beneath high-set eyebrows. The ears are
carefully articulated. Above long flattened locks on the
forehead is set a cap or a pointed helmet, the flaps of which are
attached at the front by a Herakles knot. Three locks fall on the
rounded chest. On the back, the hair forms a long, smooth
mass with no locks articulated.
commentary The work is entirely original and probably
one of its kind on Cyprus: note the treatment of the garment
that falls on the torso, the locks on the forehead (a hairstyle
more likely female), and the very tall cap. The face and the
locks near the ears indicate a date close to that of the priest
with dove (Cat.22).
references Doell 1873, p. 24, no. 79, pl. III.3; Cesnola 1885,
XLII.274; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.188.
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cat. 177
Cat.177
Statuette of a bearded male votary in Greek dress
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.111316in. (30cm)
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description The lower part of the legs is missing. The head
cat. 178
himation, like a large statue from Pyla,1 and the turban that fits
tightly around the head seem to indicate the high rank of the
figure, despite the modest size and execution of the work.
1. Seipel 1999, no.76.
Cat.178
Nude male body with weapons and a bag
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.15in. (38.1cm)
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Cat.179
Statuette of a warrior holding a shield
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6716in. (16.4cm)
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description The lower part of the legs, the right forearm,
the left hand, and a part of the shield are missing. The leg left
was advanced. The figure holds a round shield on his left arm.
He wears a tunic, the overfold of which partially covers the
belt. The center and the edges of the garment form bands
divided into rectangles. The neck is massive, the face has a
smiling expression, the tip of the nose is broken, and the
eyebrows are high-set. Above the locks on the forehead is set a
conical helmet, the central ridge of which is shown in relief.
Two red bands hang from the top; the decoration consists of
zigzags. A mass of full hair falls on the nape of the neck. There
are traces of red paint on the perimeter of the shield, the edges
of the garment, the lips, and the helmet. The forms of the body
are roughed out on the back and there are toolmarks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LVII.386.
cat. 178
description The head, the right arm, and both legs below
the knees are missing. The figure strides forward, with the left
leg clearly advanced. The body is nude except for a garment
draped over both shoulders. The pleated panels fall to the hips.
The chest is prominent, the navel and the pubic hair, which is
long and pointed at the ends, are shown. A bow and a bag or
wineskin are hung from the left shoulder. Under the left arm
appear in relief a quiver(?), a sword, and a kind of disk. The
broken left hand probably held something (arrows?). A wide
mass of hair with beaded locks spreads over the back and
covers the garment.
commentary The figure is difficult to define: the weapons
suggest Herakles, but the bag (or wineskin) would be unusual.
The possibility of a traveler is uncertain, because of the
nude body.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. XLII.272; V. Karageorghis 2000a,
no.204.
cat. 179
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cat. 180
Cat.180
Statuette of a seated beardless male votary
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11in. (29.2cm)
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Cat.181
Statuette of a seated beardless male votary,
writing on a scroll
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (30.5cm)
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Cat.182
Statuette of a bearded warrior
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.12716in. (31.5cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1236
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stands, with his legs wide apart. The left one is slightly bent.
Broken from his left side is a form that comes to a point at the
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cat. 183
Cat.183
Fragmentary statuette of a male votary
Early Hellenistic period
Hard limestone
H.7in. (18.4cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1232
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Cat.184
Statuette of a seated young man
holding a scroll and a stylus
Late Hellenistic period (if the head belongs)
Limestone
H.15in. (38.7cm)
From the ruins of the city of Golgoi
Myres 1233
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description The head and the lower part of the legs are
missing. The surface is crackled. The figure wears a shortsleeved chiton and a half-length himation that is draped over
the left shoulder. His hands are clapsed over the left hip. A
thick panel of drapery falls over the left thigh. The forms of the
body are roughed out on the back.
commentary For the position of the hands, compare the
statue of Demosthenes by Polyeuktos.1
1. Smith 1991, fig.39.
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and the bird on his arm distinguish the statuette from Cat.181.
Animals are actually associated with Apollo and the bird on the
arm recalls the one on a statue found in the sanctuary of Voni.1
These iconographic similarities do not indicate that the figure
is the god himself, but probably that the young scribe performs
a function that associates him closely with Apollo. It may be
that he transcribes his oracles. This, therefore, would be a
Hellenistic adaptation of the Archaic image of the scribe with
a falcon head or mask (Cat.249). The hairstyle with corkscrew
curls reinforces the resemblance with the god and points to a
date at the end of the Hellenistic period (see the heads of
Apollo, Cat.327, 329, 331).
cat. 185
Cat.185
Front of a left foot
Roman period
Black marble with white veins
L.1in. (4.5cm), W.5in. (13.3cm)
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Cat.186
Lifesize right foot
Roman period
White marble, probably Parian
L.5316in. (13.2cm)
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description It appears that the object was broken at the
level of the ankle, but the toolmarks under the sole show that
there was no plinth. The lifesize right foot is shod with a sandal
that covers the heel. The laces are knotted under a central
tongue.
commentary The feet Cat. 185, 186 are two of the rare
fragments of marble statues that have remained in New York;
the others were sold in 1928.
cat. 186
references Unpublished.
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catalogue chapter 2
Female Votaries
Introduction (Cat. 187212)
Female statues and statuettes are rare in the sanctuary of
GolgoiAyios Photioswhich was dedicated essentially to
a male godand therefore rare in the Cesnola Collection as a
whole. There are several interesting works said to come from
Kourion, Kythrea, and Palaeo Castro, near Pyla.1 They were
sold in 1928 to the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. The
works that remained in New York, however, document an
evolution from flat, stiff figures of the first part of the sixth
centuryb.c., very like the large terracottas from Idalion and
Salamis (see Introduction), through adaptations of the Greek
kore, to veiled figures of the Hellenistic period. The works
from the sixth and fifth centuriesb.c. are characterized by the
wealth of the jewelry.2
notes
1. Cesnola 1885, pls.XC, CI, CVIII; Anderson Galleries 1928, nos.588,
343, 328.
2. For this feature and the general evolution of the figures, see Yon 1974.
Cat.187
Statuette of a female votary holding a paradise flower
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.30in. (76.2cm)
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description The feet and the bottom of the garment were
cat. 187
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cat. 188
cat. 189
Cat.189
Upper part of a small female votary
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5316in. (13.2cm)
Bequest of W.Gedney Beatty, 1941 (41.160.417)
Cat.188
Upper part of a small female votary, holding a vase
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6116in. (15.4cm)
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right arm is held to the side of the body. The left arm is bent
and the hand holds a small vase. The breasts are visible under
the pleatless garment. The thin face has a smiling expression.
The figure wears scallop-shelled ear caps and two rings on
each earlobe. The hairstyle is Egyptianizing. The back is flat.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXXIV.216.
remain. The face has a smiling expression, stiff lips, a protruding chin, a triangular nose, barely articulated eyes, and
schematic ears with scallop-shaped ear caps and rings. The
hair is smooth and thick on the sides.
references Unpublished.
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cat. 191
Cat.191
Small female head with a plain headdress
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.3in. (9.5cm)
Found in the ruins of Idalium
Bequest of W.Gedney Beatty, 1941 (41.160.415)
description The head, to the base of the neck, remains.
cat. 190
Cat.190
Statuette of a female votary holding a small object
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.15in. (40.3cm)
From GolgoiAyios Photios, West of the temple
Myres 1007
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description The elongated flat body wears a long,
There is a wide choker around the neck. The face has a smiling
expression, the lips are painted red, the elongated eyes barely
articulated. There are scallop-shaped ear caps and rings on the
ears. The smooth hair falls to both sides.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXI.419.
Cat.192
Statuette of a seated woman (from a chariot?)
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4in. (11.4cm)
In a tomb at Amathus
Myres 1134
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description The figure, probably female, is seated, her
hands on the armrests. She wears a long tunic with red paint
on the sleeves and on the edge of the garment. The face has a
smiling expression, the lips are painted red, and the lidless eyes
are surmounted by thick eyebrows. The hair is smooth. The
lower part of the seat is perforated transversely. On the
viewers left, is a hole that could have once fitted a wheel.
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Cat.193
Small statuette of a female votary, of kore type
Last quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (14.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The lower part of the legs is missing. The
Cat.194
Lifesize head of a female votary
Late 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11716in. (29cm)
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description At the base of the neck are the remains of
cat. 192
cat. 193
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cat. 194
Cat.195
Statuette of a seated female votary
Late 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10116in. (25.6cm)
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with thick uprights; part of the back is broken. The right hand
held an object (a flower or a piece of fruit?) at the level of the
chest. The left hand held an object on the knees. The chiton is
almost entirely covered by a himation, which is draped over
both shoulders and drawn like a veil behind the head. The
surface is crinkled on the legs. There is a necklace consisting of
large beads. The very worn face has a smiling expression. The
hair, to either side of a central part, covers the ears. There are
toolmarks on the uprights of the chair.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXXVIII.249.
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cat. 195
cat. 196
Cat.196
Small statuette of a female votary, of kore type
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7in. (19.1cm)
Myres 1081
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advanced. The lowered left hand grasps the edge of the chiton.
The right holds a flower or a piece of fruit against the abdomen.
A himation is draped over the right shoulder. The features of
the smiling face are coarse. The squared locks are surmounted
by a diadem. The hair on top of the head is smooth, as is the
mass that falls on the back. The forms of the body are roughed
out on the back.
references Unpublished.
Cat.197
Small female head
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.2516in. (5.8cm)
From the ruins at Idalium
Bequest of W.Gedney Beatty, 1941 (41.160.416)
description The face has a smiling expression, protrud-
cat. 197
ing eyes, and unarticulated ears, each decorated with a scallopshaped piece of jewelry. The locks on the forehead are thick. A
diadem painted red is set on the top of the smooth head and
there is a mass of hair on the back.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CIX.732.
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cat. 198
Cat.198
Over-lifesize head of a female votary
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (32.7cm)
From Lapethos
Myres 1296
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ing of a pendant in high relief, and the top of the left shoulder
remain. The nose is broken. The face has a smiling expression,
a protruding chin, and elongated eyes, carelessly articulated,
that are surmounted by long eyebrows. Two rows of locks on
the forehead form a thick mass in front of the very slanted ears,
each of which is decorated with a scallop shell on top and a
rosette on the lobe. The right one is broken. The head is circled
by a double headband that extends to the very worn ears; it is
decorated with rosettes. The top of the head is smooth. Three
beaded locks fall in front of the shoulders and are bound by a
ribbon at the level of the necklace.
commentary This is one of the finest female heads from
the end of the Archaic period, distinguished by the hairstyle
and jewelry from works of the sixth centuryb.c. The face is
cat. 198
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Cat.199
Statuette of a female votary holding a flower
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (32.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The body is long and narrow and the feet are
shod; the left one is longer. The body and the arms are covered
by a pleatless garment, with red bands painted on the sides.
The left arm is lowered, the right holds an open flower at the
level of the chest. The face shows a faint smile and has lidless
eyes. Summarily represented ear caps and rings adorn each
ear. Above the locks on the forehead is a headband. The hair
falls to the sides. The back is flat and there are toolmarks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXVI.67.
cat. 200
Cat.200
Upper part of a small female votary
Late 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.8in. (20.3cm)
Found in the ruins of Idalium
Myres 1082
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cat. 201
Cat.201
Statuette of a female votary holding pieces of fruit
Middle or second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.17in. (43.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The head does not belong to the body. The
cat. 202
by the left hand. The right hand, a bracelet on its wrist, holds
two. On the back is a wide mass of hair that consists of three
rows of superposed locks. The face, with a severe expression,
is worn. On the ears are ear caps consisting of a scallop shell
and a circular earring. Above the thick curls on the forehead is
a sakkos, open at the top and showing crossed bands that hold
the hair. Seven rosettes decorate the sakkos on the front.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXVII.439.
Cat.202
Statuette of a female votary holding a flower
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.19in. (50.2cm)
From the ruins of Idalium
Myres 1084
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Cat.203
Statuette of a girl(?) holding a bird
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.27716in. (69.7cm)
Myres 1197
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description It is not certain that the head belongs. The
Cat.204
Plinth with a syllabic inscription and the feet of a female
statuette (?)
Early Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.5in. (13cm), W.81116in. (22cm)
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cat. 203
cat. 204
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cat. 205
cat. 206
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cat. 207
Cat.205
Lifesize head of a female votary
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.10916in. (26.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description There is a long crack at the center of the face,
Cat.206
Lifesize head of a female votary
Late Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.9in. (24.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.207
Under-lifesize head of a veiled female votary
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.10in. (25.4cm)
From the ruins of Idalium
Myres 1330
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description The facial expression is smiling. The large
eyes are set within full eyelids that are surmounted by very
arching eyebrows. There is a pendant on the left ear; the right ear
is worn. The nose is partially broken. The flat forehead is surmounted by wavy locks and a smooth headband. The veil covers
the greater part of the head. A chignon projects on the back.
references Doell 1873, p. 47, no. 544, pl. X.5; Cesnola 1885,
pl.XCVII.660.
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Cat.208
Over-lifesize statue of a veiled female votary
Late Hellenistic or Early Roman period
Limestone
H.75in. (191.8cm)
From the ruins of Golgoi
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description The left arm and adjacent part of the back
are missing. Both shoulders and the left foot are broken. Part of
the veil is restored. The weight of the wide, flat body rests on
the right leg; the left leg is to the side and very slightly bent.
The garment consists of a long chiton that covers the feet
almost entirely and forms prominent folds between the legs. A
himation, draped over both shoulders, extends like a veil over
the back of the head and covers the bent right arm. The right
hand grasps the edge of the fabric. At the level of the hip, the
broken left hand held the panel of fabric that falls from the
right shoulder to the left knee. Another panel of the himation,
with diagonal pleats, covers the abdomen and the thighs. A
necklace circles the lower part of the thick, flat neck, which is
separated from the head by an incised line. The face has a
sullen expression, stiff lips, and small eyes set close together. A
restored pendant is attached to each ear. The wavy locks are
pulled back on the sides. The lower part of the body is barely
worked on the back.
commentary This large statue belongs to a group of works
represented here by the statuettes Cat.209, 210, 211, of which
the position of the hands was inspired by the small Herculaneum Woman type, but with a veil on the head, like the large
Herculaneum Woman.1 This rather commonplace type of
representation could as well be a funerary as a votive statue.
On a statue in Nicosia, a small girl stands against the woman.2
1. Smith 1991, figs.88, 89.
2. Vessberg 1956, p.87, pl.XI.5.
Cat.209
Statuette of a female votary
Hellenistic or Early Roman period
Limestone
H.16in. (42.9cm)
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cat. 209
face. The figure is covered with a thick chiton that falls to the
feet and with a himation that is pulled up like a veil behind the
head. The very large right hand grasps the edge of the fabric at
the level of the chest. The lowered left hand is concealed under
the garment. The facial features are barely roughed out. There
is a pendant on each ear. The locks on the forehead are pulled
back on either side of a central part. The back is flat and there
are toolmarks.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXX.870.
Cat.210
Statuette of a female votary
Hellenistic or early Roman period
Limestone
H.23116in. (58.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
cat. 210
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Cat.211
Statuette of a female votary
Hellenistic or Early Roman period
Limestone
H.18in. (46.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The left leg is to one side and slightly bent.
The lowered left hand holds an object that ends in two small
balls. The woman wears a long, coarsely pleated chiton and a
himation that extends like a veil behind the head and also
covers the bent right arm. The right hand grasps the edge of
the fabric that falls in front of the left shoulder. The face, with
its serious expression, is in large part destroyed. The type is
derived from the large Herculaneum Woman (see Cat.208,
Commentary). The back is flat.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXXIV.991.
Cat.212
Lifesize head of a veiled female votary
Late Hellenistic or Early Roman period
Limestone
H.11in. (29.2cm)
From Salamis
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description The front of the veil, part of the nose, and
cat. 211
part of the left eye are restored. There are folds of skin on the
neck: two Venus rings. The stiff, half-open mouth is carefully
articulated and hints at a smile. The slightly narrowed orbs of
the deep-set eyes are painted red. The protruding eyelids, the
edges of which are sharp, are surmounted by the elongated
arch of the eyebrows. From the concealed left ear hangs an
earring consisting of a disk and a pendant. The bare forehead
is surrounded by wavy locks that are pulled back on the sides,
partially covering a flat headband painted red. On the head, the
hair is separated by a central part. The veil, which covers
the chignon, is farther forward on the left side, suggesting
that the garment was being grasped by the hand.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. CV.682; Connelly 1988, pp. 81, 99,
no.51, figs.161, 162.
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cat. 212
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Cat.213
Seated kourotrophos
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (12.7cm)
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description The head of the woman, that of the child,
and the top of the chair back are missing. The massive body of
the woman occupies a seat with a back and armrests. Her bare
feet rest on a small plinth. On her knees she holds a large child
wearing a long tunic. She rests her right hand on her right
knee. She wears a long garment, the edges of which are painted
red. Around her neck is a necklace with a large pendant. The
row of red dots on the upper chest of the child could indicate
the necklace of a little girl.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXXVIII.251.
notes
1. See Hadzisteliou Price 1978.
2. Nick 2006, pp.68, 123, no.55, pl.22.
3. Hermary 1989a, pp.41929: a dozen examples; see also Koiner 2007.
4. Hermary 1989a, pp.41939, 28 examples.
5. Ibid., nos.897899; see also Vermaseren 1982, p.226, no.719, pl.CCXIV.
6. Vermaseren 1982, pp.22227, nos.695720, pls.CCVIII, CCXIV, with
an interpretation possibly Cybele and Attis that is to be discarded.
cat. 213
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cat. 215
Cat.214
Seated kourotrophos
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.61316in. (17.3cm)
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Cat.215
Seated kourotrophos
Late 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7in. (18.1cm)
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and on the left armrest. The woman occupies a seat with a high
back, the ends of which have a flat top and armrests. Her bare
feet rest on a small plinth. On her knees she holds a swaddled
baby whose face is very damaged. The baby wears a hood. The
right hand of the woman rests on the childs knees. She wears
a long tunic. Her small, high-set breasts frame the very large
central pendant of a bead necklace. The face has a smiling
expression, the ear caps are schematic, and the hair smooth.
broken back and armrests. On her knees she holds a small baby
who wears a hood. Her right hand rests on the childs knees.
She wears a chiton painted red on her chest. The himation,
which extends over her head like a veil, covers the arms and
falls over the legs; the edge is painted red. There is a bracelet
on the right wrist and a necklace at the base of the neck. The
features of the round face are coarse. There are locks on
the forehead under the veil.
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Cat.216
Seated kourotrophos
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7716in. (18.8cm)
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Cat.217
Seated kourotrophos
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6316in. (15.7cm)
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Cat.218
Seated kourotrophos
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7716in. (18.9cm)
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description The group is very flat. The woman occupies
a seat with a back and armrests. There are breaks on the top of
the seat back. On her knees she holds a baby, swaddled and
hooded, whose raised head is smiling. He has locks on his
forehead. The womans chiton shows horizontal folds on the
chest and a crinkled texture over the legs. A himation covers
the arms and sides and extends like a veil over her head. There
are many traces of red paint.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LVII.398.
cat. 218
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cat. 220
Cat.219
Seated kourotrophos
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (22.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.220
Seated kourotrophos
4th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.5916in. (14.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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cat. 221
Cat.221
Seated kourotrophos with another child standing
4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.16in. (41.9cm)
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description The figural group is solid, but the interior of
the seat is hollowed out and the mortise is modern. The head
of the woman and that of the baby are missing. The woman
occupies a wide seat, of which only the right profiled leg and
the crosspieces remain. A thick cushion is placed under her
buttocks and there is a stool under her feet, the right one of
which is to the side and slightly advanced. She wears a chiton
with traces of red paint. It is mostly covered by a himation that
extends like a veil over the head and covers the left shoulder
and arm, and most of the legs. A long lock falls on either side
of the chest. There is a bracelet on the right wrist. Lying on her
knees, a good-sized baby wears a chiton that reaches to the
knees. Its right hand rests on the left breast of the woman.
Near the right leg of the woman stands another child, who
wears a long chiton and a himation. The mid-length hair worn
full around the neck suggests that the child is a little girl. There
is red paint on the garments.
commentary The size, the garment, and the gesture of
the child lying on the knees of the woman indicate that the
figure is not a baby. Moreover, the long locks of the woman
probably indicate that she is not a mortal. One can surmise,
therefore, that the two children are placed here under the
protection of the goddess. An unpublished statuette in Berlin
shows four children associated with the woman.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXVI.436.
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cat. 223
Cat.223
Statuette of a male aulos player
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (16.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The lower part of the legs is missing. The
Cat.224
Upper part of a statuette of a male aulos player
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.15in. (40cm)
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cat. 225
cat. 226
Cat.225
Under-lifesize head of a male aulos player
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (16.8cm)
GolgoiAyios Photios, West of the temple
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Cat.226
Statuette of a male aulos player
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.10in. (26.7cm)
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restored. Only the top of the aulos remains. The face is thin
but deep. The phorbeia was only painted. There are traces of
red color. The bulbous orbs of the asymmetrical eyes are
surmounted by thick eyebrows. Two rings adorn each lobe of
the long ears; the left ear is broken. The smooth hair is
Egyptianizing.
on a slanting plinth, barefoot. The arms are long and thin. The
figure wears a long, pleatless tunic and holds in each hand a
reed of his very long aulos. The horizontal band that holds the
reeds on the mouthpiece (phorbeia) is indicated in relief.
There are traces of red paint. The two vertical straps of the
phorbeia were painted red. The ears are elongated and smooth.
There is the beginning of a central part, but the locks of hair
are not indicated. The back is flat and there are toolmarks.
references Doell 1873, p. 20, no. 54, pl. II.3; Cesnola 1885,
pl.XXI.42; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.197; Mylonas 2003, p.60, pl.5.3;
V. Karageorghis 2006, no.125, fig.140.
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cat. 227
Cat.227
Upper part of a statuette of a male aulos player
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.8116in. (20.5cm)
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Cat.228
Upper part of a small male aulos player
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.2in. (6cm)
cat. 228
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cat. 230
Cat.229
Statuette of a male aulos player
Middle or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.13in. (34.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.230
Statuette of a male aulos player
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (23.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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mouth, the nose, and the aulos have been restored. The figure
wears a chiton and a himation, draped over the left shoulder,
and holds in each hand the reed of a large aulos, the lower end
of which is attached to the abdomen. There is a row of small
curls on the forehead. At the front and on the top of the head,
the crimped locks are combed transversely in Samian style.
The hair falls in tresses on the shoulders and is smooth on the
back, where the forms of the body are barely worked.
and painted red. The figure, turned slightly to his left, wears a
chiton and a himation, draped over the left shoulder, that has
stacked pleats at the center. The worn hands hold the reeds of
the aulos, the phorbeia of which is indicated in low relief. The
nose is missing, the elongated eyes are lidless, the large ears
smooth. Above the curls on the forehead is a wreath of leaves.
Straight locks cover the head and form a rounded mass on the
nape of the neck. The forms of the body are roughed out on
the back.
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Tambourine Player
Cat.231
Statuette of a female tambourine player
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.171316in. (45.3cm)
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Lyre Players
Cat.232
Upper part of a male lyre player
Second quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.171316in. (45.2cm)
GolgoiAyios Photios, West of the temple
Myres 1265
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description Only the upper body, above the hips, remains.
cat. 231
The back of the lyre, the left wrist, and a part of the nose are
missing. The figure wears a short-sleeved tunic and holds a
large lyre against his left side. The arm of the lyre consists of
a corolla and the stem of a plant surmounted by the head of a
lion. The right hand holds a small plectrum against the strings.
The facial expression is faintly smiling, the bulbous eyes are
wide open, the thin eyebrows low-set. Two hoops are attached
to the lobe of each ear. The smooth hair is Egyptianizing. The
body is flat and the back shows toolmarks, such as those from a
flat chisel, the traces of which are more or less elongated.
commentary See Cat.224.
references Doell 1873, p. 20, no. 57; Cesnola 1885, pl. XII.14;
Bittel 1963, p.13, fig.6; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.198; V. Karageorghis
2006, no.123, fig.138.
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cat. 232
Cat.233
Statuette of a female lyre player
Late 5th or early 4th century
Limestone
H.14in. (35.9cm)
From Idalion
Myres 1085
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description It is doubtful that the head belongs. Most of
the legs and the upper part of the instrument are missing. The
woman wears a lightly pleated chiton and a himation, draped
over the left shoulder, that covers the lower part of the body
and falls over the left arm with incised folds. The left arm
holds a large lyre, the arms and strings of which are summarily
indicated. The right hand, a bracelet on the wrist, holds the
plectrum close to the strings. The head has a faintly smiling
expression, flat eyes, shell-shaped ear caps, and, on each
earlobe, an earring with a disk and a pendant; the right earring
is broken. The locks on the forehead are lozenge-shaped and
there is a sakkos. There are traces of red paint on the garment
and the instrument and toolmarks on the back.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXVII.441.
cat. 233
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description The head, the left arm, and the left foot are
missing. The left leg, slightly bent, is clearly to the side. The
woman wears a chiton with short sleeves that are buttoned and
with thick pleats over the chest and the lower legs. A strap
passes over the right shoulder. Another panel of fabric falls
from the right shoulder and covers the hips and thighs. The
woman holds a rectangular lyre transversely; the upper part is
missing and the arms show vegetal decoration. The right arm
of the lyre seems to be held by a strap that joins the belt. Both
of the large hands, a bracelet on each wrist, rest on the strings,
which are not indicated. The right hand is lowered, the left one
raised, with a ring on the ring finger. The back of the sculpture
is broken following a cleft in the stone.
commentary This work is distinguished by its size and
the quality of execution. Compare a bust found in the region
of Larnaca.1
1. Pryce 1931, no.C352, with an incorrect findspot.
references Doell 1873, p. 35, no. 169, pl. VI.3; Cesnola 1877,
fig.p.154; Cesnola 1885, pl.CII.676.
Cat.234
Under-lifesize statue of a female lyre player
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.331516in. (86.3cm)
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1. V. Karageorghis 1995, pp.61128.
2. Hermary 1996.
3. Hermary 2000a, pp.12931.
Cat.235
Upper part of a warrior from a chariot group
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (15.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.236
Small horse with a rider
Middle or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.7in. (19.1cm), L.12in. (30.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1014
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description The legs of the horse, the right arm, and the
cat. 235
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references Cesnola 1885, pl. LXXX.512; Crouwel and TattonBrown 1988, pl.XXV.2.
cat. 236
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cat. 237
Cat.237
Small bridled horse, riderless
5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4in. (10.5cm), L.6in. (15.9cm)
From a tomb at Tamassos
Myres 1013
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description The presence of a saddlecloth with a zigzag
Cat.238
Small horse with a rider hunting a lion
Second half of the 5th or 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (17.1cm), L.8in. (21.6cm)
From a temple at Kythrea
Myres 1015
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description The horse is held up by a large support under
his belly. His tail falls to the plinth. Only the lower part of the
horseman remains. He wears a short tunic with lines painted
red. Seated on a red saddlecloth with a zigzag border, he attacks
with his spear a very small lion, the mane of which is blue-green.
The horses forelegs rest on the lion. The harness is indicated
in relief. There is red paint on the edge of the plinth.
commentary This depiction of a lion hunt on horseback is
unique in Cypriot art. It is awkwardly derived from GrecoPersian art, or even from representations of Macedonian hunts
such as those of Philips tomb at Vergina, if one admits a late
date for this clumsy Cypriot sculpture. The findspot of the
work is doubtful.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. LXXX.519; Crouwel and TattonBrown 1988, p.84, pl.XXV.4.
cat. 238
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Cat.239
Model of a chariot with two horses
First half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (15.9cm), L.7in. (18.4cm), W.6in. (15.6cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1017
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description Except for the wheels, the figural group is of
a piece with the plinth. The heads of the figures have been
reattached, but they very probably belong. There are small
restorations on different parts of the horses and chariot. The
chariot, divided into two compartments, is drawn by two small
horses. They are attached by the so-called Y-pole, formed of
two timbers, one from each corner of the vehicle which come
together to run contiguously out to the two-horse yoke.1 The
horses wear blinkers and a tassel on the chest; the top of
the mane forms a tuft. There are traces of yellow paint on the
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cat. 240
cat. 241
Cat.240
Model of a chariot with four horses and two figures
Second half of the 5th or 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.8in. (21.6cm), L.8in. (20.6cm)
Unknown provenance
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Cat.241
Chariot wheel
Probably 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
D.3716in. (8.7cm)
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solid, with six spokes in low relief. There are traces of red paint.
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Cat.242
Small group of a male banqueter and a woman
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7116in. (18cm), L.of plinth 9716in. (24cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The male figure (a) reclines to the right on a
couch and brings both hands to his mouth. He holds a vase (or
plays the aulos?). The awkwardly rendered body is disproportionate in relation to the head. The legs are placed one behind
the other and the body is covered by a long garment on which
there are traces of red paint. The face is very worn. In front of
cat. 242
cat. 242
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cat. 243
Cat.243
Small banquet scene (fragmentary)
Probably late 6th century
Limestone
H.6in. (17.5cm), L.17in. (44.5cm), W.10in. (27cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description About two-thirds of the group is missing.
Cat.244
Small male banqueter
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c. (head)
Limestone
H.5in. (13cm), L.6in. (15.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The beardless, helmeted head probably does
not belong to the body. The join of the hair on the back is not
satisfactory. The delicate face has a smiling expression, red
lips, locks on the forehead that show beneath the conical cap
without flaps, and long hair on the back. The body, covered by
a long garment, is awkwardly rendered. The legs are crossed;
the right arm is missing. The hand held an object; its point of
attachment remains on the upper chest. The left hand rests on
the cushion. There is red paint on the garment and the cushion.
On the back, a long, knotted strap frames an oval object (?).
references Cesnola 1885, pl. LXXVII.493; Perrot and Chipiez
1885, p.585, fig.398; Dentzer 1982, p.156, no.S3, figs.124, 125.
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Cat.245
Statuette of a male banqueter
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.3in. (8.9cm), L.51316in. (14.8cm)
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Cat.246
Small male banqueter
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4316in. (10.6cm), L.5516in. (13.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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cat. 245
cat. 246
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catalogue chapter 4
Masked Votaries
Introduction (Cat. 247251)
The wearing of animal masks in religious ceremonies is
attested on Cyprus from the Bronze Age. For the Archaic and
Classical periods, terracotta figurines showing masked figures
and independent masks are known,1 as well as some stone
sculptures representing a figure with a mask of a bull, a bird of
prey, a stag, or a lion. The Cesnola Collection possesses the
most complete series. The place of these masked ceremonies
in the sanctuary of Ayios Photios is reinforced by the diversity
of the animals evoked: the lion, which recalls the master of
animals or Herakles (Cat. 250), the stag, associated with
Apollo (Cat.248), and especially the bull, principal symbol of
the great male god since prehistory (Cat.247). A head found at
Ayios Photios by the Vog expedition2 completes this documentation: the figure, who wears a short beard, raises the mask
on top of his head. A large bull mask in Newark comes, most
likely, from the same sanctuary,3 where these religious practices are still attested during the second half of the fourth
century b.c. (Cat. 251). A statuette found in the palace of
Amathus4 shows the connection between this type of image
and royal power.
notes
1. V. Karageorghis 1993, pp.11822; V. Karageorghis 1995, pp.5557.
2. Hermary 1989a, no.588.
3. Hermary 1986b.
4. Hermary 2000a, no.877.
Cat.247
Statuette of a male votary wearing a bull mask
6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.8716in. (21.4cm)
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description The figure stands, barefoot, on a slanted
cat. 247
the bull mask, the dewlaps of which are indicated by folds. The
mask is represented in a rudimentary manner; it covers
the face and the head. The votarys hair, striated horizontally,
appears on the back, which is flat and shows toolmarks.
references Doell 1873, p. 44, no. 221, pl. VII.4; Cesnola 1885,
pl.XXIV.57; Perrot and Chipiez 1885, p.606, fig.414; Sophocleous 1985,
p.18, no.2, pl.III.8; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.194.
Cat.248
Statuette of a male votary wearing a stag mask
6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (25.7cm)
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cat. 249
cat. 248
Cat.249
Statuette of a scribe wearing a falcon mask
6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.15in. (40cm)
From Karpassia, not in the ruins of a temple at Amathus
(Cesnola 1885)
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are bent. The hands held objects against the body, certainly a
writing tablet in the left hand, and probably a stylus in the
right. The torso is covered with a thin, short-sleeved tunic;
the abdomen and the thighs by an Egyptianizing kilt held by a
belt. On the sides are wing-shaped folds with traces of red
paint. On the front, two long uraei are shown above two rectangles. The head is raised and the face is that of a bird of prey,
with the beak partially restored. The face is framed by a roll of
curls that fall in two long tresses on the chest. The damaged
back is not worked.
commentary A letter written by Cesnola to Birch (29/
VIII/1874) established that this sculpture did not come from
Amathus, but from Karpassia. A statuette in the Louvre1
confirms that the figure held a writing tablet in the left hand;
another statuette from Idalion shows the figure seated with the
tablet on his knees.2 These figures are not divinities with the
heads of birds, but scribes who wear a mask that symbolizes
the god whose will he transcribes.
1. Hermary 1989a, no.589.
2. Decaudin 1987, p.67, no.45, pl.XXVIII.
description The lower part of the legs, the left arm, and
2000a, no.178.
the right hand are missing. The left leg is advanced; both arms
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Cat.250
Statuette of a male votary wearing a lion mask
Late 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.9in. (23.8cm)
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description The feet and the right hand are missing. The
Cat.251
Over-lifesize statue of a male votary holding
a bull mask (the king Pnytagoras?)
Second half of the 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.67in. (170.2cm)
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description The head and the right forearm are missing,
the feet restored. The figures weight rests on his right leg;
the left, clearly to the side, is bent. The position of the knee
generates a series of folds that fan out toward the right leg. The
space between the lower part of the legs is solid. The right arm
was held to the side of the body; his hand held a branch against
his thigh. The left arm leans on a small column; the hand holds
a bull protome. The figure wears a short-sleeved chiton, the
seam of which is visible. It is covered in large part by a himation
that is draped over the left shoulder, a panel of which falls
the length of the small column. It forms a thick roll around
the waist, covers the slightly rounded lower abdomen with
U-shaped folds, and the entire right leg and the left leg to the
level of the calf. The back is very summarily articulated.
There is a hole hollowed out below the right buttock. On the
garment, at the level of the thighs, are graffiti: the name
PNYTAGORAS, the letters , B, , , and several others, in
no particular order.
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improbable. I would, however, like to pursue further the argument that I developed several years ago.5 Cesnola did indeed
mention the existence of another sacrificer statue, similar to
this one: For the first time Cesnola stated that another statue
existed. It was uncanny how like this first Sacrificer the second
one was, but it was not identical. It was, in fact, two-and-a-half
times larger. And it had gone to the bottom of the sea in the
Napried fire.6 This indication seems to reinforce the hypothesis of a group of statues dedicated in the sanctuary in the form
of a family, as I assumed for the statues from the sanctuary
of Apollo at Idalion.7 The graffito with the name Pnytagoras
points, in this case, to the royal family of Salamis. This type
of dedication is well known during this period in the Greek
world8 and, on a much larger scale, at the Mausoleum of
Halicarnassus. It is within this tradition, at Salamis, that the
group of clay statues standing around the pyre of Nicocreon
fits.9 The question is, finally, if the statue of Aphrodite and
Eros Cat.357, stylistically quite similar, could be part of this
group, associating the Great Goddess with the royal family
(see the commentary at Cat. 357).
1. Masson 1990b, p.37.
2. Doell 1873, p.7.
3. For the drawing reproduced in the pamphlet by Clarence Cook, see
Hermary 2001a, fig.13.1.
4. Hermary 2001a, fig.13.36.
5. Hermary 2001a.
6. McFadden 1971, p.223.
7. Hermary 2005.
8. Ex-voto of Daochos at Delphi: Rolley 1999, pp.32529; statues from the
Philippeion of Olympia: Pausanias 5.20.910.
9. V. Karageorghis 197374, pp.19899, pls.LP, CCVCCXVII.
references Doell 1873, p. 30, no. 124, pl. VI.5; Cesnola 1877,
pl.XIII; Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXIII.914; Hermary 1986a, p.165, pl.XXIV.3;
Connelly 1988, p.80, fig.115; OBryhim 1999, pp.67, pl.II; V. Karageorghis
2000a, no.403; Hermary 2001a.
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cat. 252
H.15516in. (38.9cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
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description The boy sits on an oval plinth, leaning on his
left hand. His left leg is bent up against the body, the right is
bent and to the side, shown in profile. There is a bracelet
around each ankle. In his right hand he holds a rooster against
his left leg. He wears a chiton with elbow-length sleeves
buttoned on the upper arms, and another tunic that conceals
the genitalia. There is a bracelet on each wrist. Incisions
indicate the folds of the skin on the left forearm. A chain of
amulets hangs from the left shoulder to under the right arm; it
consists of rings, double axes, and long pendants. The wide,
flat face shows a faint smile. The features are heavy. A
boat-shaped earring is attached to each ear. The short hair is
wavy and the back of the head is flat. The back of the body
is well articulated.
references Cesnola 1885, CXXXI.970; Beer 1994, p. 58, no. 196,
pl.164; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.364.
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cat. 253
Cat.253
Statuette of a temple boy
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11116in. (28.1cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
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Cat.254
Statuette of a temple boy, with a syllabic inscription
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.41516in. (12.5cm)
From Kourion, near the temple of Apollo Hylates (Ayia
Anna)
Myres 1848
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bent against his body, the right leg bent up with the foot flat on
the plinth. The body is covered by a long tunic with an undulating decoration that conceals the genitalia. The hands are
placed on the knees. A necklace with a central pendant in the
form of the head of Bes or Silenos circles the neck. The
rounded head bulges, particularly at the back. The hair is
short. The face shows a smiling expression and large lidless
eyes. The back is summarily worked. A syllabic dedication to
Apollo is inscribed around the plinth.
references Cesnola 1903, pl. CXXVII.24; Masson 1961/1983,
nos.184, 398; Mitford 1971, no.19; Beer 1994, p.56, no.190, pl.84b.
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cat. 254
cat. 255
cat. 256
Cat.255
Statuette of a temple boy, with a syllabic inscription
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5716in. (13.8cm)
From Kourion, near the temple of Apollo Hylates (Ayia
Anna)
Myres 1847
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Cat.256
Statuette of a temple boy, with a syllabic inscription
Late 5th or 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4316in. (10.7cm)
From Kourion, near the temple of Apollo Hylates (Ayia
Anna)
Myres 1849
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rests on it; the right leg is bent with the foot flat on the plinth.
The body and the arms to just below the elbows are covered by
a tunic, the surface of which is crinkled. The left hand holds a
round object on the plinth (probably a piece of fruit); the right
hand rests on the knee. The head leans toward the left shoulder.
The face shows a faint smile. The large eyes are deep-set in
their sockets. The hair is short. On the plinth, seven syllabic
signs constitute the end of a dedication to Apollo. There are
traces of fire.
on the front of the body. The child sits on a slanted plinth, the
left leg is bent against the body. The right leg is bent up; the
shod foot is flat on the plinth. The left hand holds a piece of
fruit against the plinth, the right rests on the knee. A bracelet
circles each wrist. The body is entirely covered by a slightly
pleated garment. A syllabic sign is inscribed on the plinth.
references Cesnola 1903, pl.CXXVII.7; Mitford 1971, no.20; Beer
1994, p.56, no.188, pl.84.c.
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cat. 258
Cat.257
Statuette of a temple boy
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9516in. (23.7cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
Myres 1217
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Cat.258
Statuette of a temple boy
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.15116in. (38.3cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
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he holds with his left hand. A bracelet circles the wrist. The
left leg is bent against the body; the right leg is bent up and
frontal. The right forearm is missing. The body wears a short
chiton that leaves the genitalia exposed. A chain of amulets
hangs from the left shoulder. The facial features are crisp: a
large, stiff mouth, a long, pointed nose, and thick eyelids. The
head, rounded at the back, is covered with locks combed back.
The forms of the body are summarily rendered on the back.
places. The head may not belong. The boy sits on a wide plinth,
the surface of which is decorated with the same zigzag incisions
as the fabric of the garment that entirely covers the body. The
left leg is bent against the body; the right leg is bent up at an
angle and the restored foot is flat on the plinth. The left hand
holds a round objecta piece of fruit or a ballagainst the
plinth; the right hand holds a a bird, the head of which is
missing. Suspended from both shoulders are two chains of
amulets consisting of three central elongated pendants (clubs?)
flanked by rings. The flat face has a smiling expression. There
is an earring in each ear. The hair is short.
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Cat.259
Statuette of a temple boy
Third quarter of the 5th centuryb.c. (head), 4th
centuryb.c. (body?)
Limestone
H.12in. (30.8cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
Myres 1218
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Cat.260
Statuette of a temple boy
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (31.4cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
Myres 1219
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description The child sits on a narrow plinth on which
belong. The child sits on a narrow plinth with his left leg bent
against the body and his right leg bent up and frontal, supporting his right elbow. His right hand holds a bird, the left a small
object. There is a bracelet around each wrist. The long, pleated
chiton leaves the genitalia exposed. Suspended from both
shoulders is a chain of amulets: rings and poorly rendered
pendants. The face shows a smiling expression, a long, hooked
nose, and round bulbous eyes. There is a ring in each earlobe.
The head is flat on the top, very rounded at the back, and
covered with locks combed back.
he rests his left hand. The plinth is hollowed out in the lower
part and decorated on the edge with triangles painted red. The
right hand holds a small hare that conceals the genitalia. There
is a bracelet around each wrist. The right leg rests on the
plinth. There is a break on the knee. The left leg is bent in
profile and the toenails are carefully rendered. The body is
covered with a short crinkled chiton. A chain of amulets,
consisting of rings and double axes, hangs from the left
shoulder. The wide, flat face has a smiling expression, a
prominent nose, thick eyelids, and a large ring in each ear. The
hair is short.
pl.72.
no.202, pl.161.
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cat. 261
Cat.261
Statuette of a temple boy
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10116in. (25.6cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
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description The child sits on a long, narrow plinth on
which his left leg is flattened while the right leg is bent up and
frontal. There is a bracelet around each ankle. The childs
chiton is raised above the genitalia. He holds a bird in the right
hand and perhaps another animal in the left. A chain of
amulets, consisting of rings and rectangular pendants, hangs
from his left shoulder. The flat face shows a smiling expression, a prominent nose, and wide, asymmetrical eyes. The
head is flat, the hair short. The back is more summarily worked.
cat. 262
Cat.262
Small statuette of a temple boy
Late 5th or 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5916in. (14.1cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
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is red paint on the edges of the plinth, of the chiton, and on his
lips. The legs are disproportionate; the left one rests on the
plinth, the right is bent up and very far back. The left hand
holds a small object on the plinth, the right leans on an animal,
probably a turtle. There is a bracelet around each wrist. The
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long, pleated chiton covers the genitalia. The smiling face has
delicate features. There is a pendant in each ear. The head is
flat on the top and rounded at the back. The hair is short. The
pleats of the garment are visible on the back.
references Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXX.943; Beer 1994, p.60, no.201,
pl.85.
Cat.263
Fragment of a temple boy
Classical period
Limestone
H.5in. (13cm)
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description On the plinth, a small left hand is placed on
the back of a dove that raises its head. The edge of the plinth,
the eyes, and the feet of the dove are painted red. The work is
careful. The fragment definitely belongs to a temple boy.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXVIII.140.
cat. 264
Cat.264
Statuette of a temple boy
4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.13in. (34.6cm), L.18in. (46cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
Myres 1212
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description The child seems to advance on all fours
toward the left. The left leg is extended back. He is nude except
for drapery that covers his right leg and part of the buttocks.
The body is chubby. The left hand rests on a turtle, the right
holds another object (a ball or a piece of fruit?). Bracelets circle
the wrists and the ankles. The round head, with asymmetrical
features, is turned three-quarters toward the viewer. The nose
is partially broken, the mouth half open. There is short hair on
the head.
commentary The action of the little boy introduces an
original motif that stems directly from either Greek models or
marble statues of children like those from the sanctuary of
Eschmoun at Sidon.1
1. Stucky 1993, pp.8485, nos.101104, pls.24, 25.
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Cat.265
Statuette of a temple boy
4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9in. (23.8cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
Myres 1205
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description The head is disproportionate to the body,
which is very flat and poorly shaped. The left leg is pressed
against the plinth, which has red strokes around the edge.
The right leg is bent up and in profile, the feet are shod and
painted red. The child wears a pleated tunic with details in red
that are well preserved, in particular two bands starting at the
shoulders. The genitalia are not visible. In his left hand he
holds a bird, the head of which is missing. His right hand rests
on the left ankle. There is a bracelet on each wrist and a painted
necklace with a triangular pendant. The face is smiling. Red
paint is preserved on the mouth and the eyes. On the forehead
are large corkscrew curls. A wreath of leaves circles the head,
which is covered with wavy locks. The hair is painted red. The
back is flat and there are toolmarks.
Cat.266
Statuette of a temple boy
4th centuryb.c. or Hellenistic period (late 6th century for
the head)
Limestone
H.9516in. (23.7cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1204
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description The head is that of a young man of the end of
cat. 265
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cat. 268
Cat.267
Statuette of a temple boy
Late 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12116in. (30.6cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
Myres 1206
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Cat.268
Statuette of a temple boy
Second half of the 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.151116in. (39.9cm)
From a temple at Kourion
Myres 1214
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Cat.269
Statuette of a temple boy
4th centuryb.c. or early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.10in. (26.4cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1216
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description The end of the right leg and the plinth are
Cat.271
Statuette of a temple boy
4th century (body), Hellenistic period (head) (?)
Limestone
H.12in. (32.4cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
Myres 1208
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Cat.270
Statuette of a temple boy
4th centuryb.c. (body), Hellenistic period (head)
Limestone
H.12in. (32.7cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
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leg, bent far toward the back, is of a piece with what seems to
be an animal, now broken, that is held in the right hand. The
right leg, placed behind, is unarticulated. The left hand rests
on a kind of ball. The long pleated chiton hides the genitalia.
The large head has a smiling expression and short hair. There
is red paint on the garment and the ball.
references Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXX.957; Beer 1994, p.57, no.193,
pls.172, 173.
description The head may not belong. The feet are shod.
The child holds a dove in his right hand at the level of the
abdomen. The left hand rests on the knee. The pleated chiton
is raised above the genitalia. A chain of amulets, consisting of
rings, double axes, and rectangular pendants, hangs from
the left shoulder. The features of the worn face are coarse. The
back of the body is not worked.
references Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXXI.960; Beer 1994, p.58, no.195,
pls.155.b, 156.cd.
cat. 269
cat. 270
cat. 271
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cat. 272
Cat.272
Statuette of a temple boy
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.15916in. (39.5cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
Myres 1215
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Photo Bruce M. White.
description The child sits on a rounded plinth with red
cat. 272
their sockets, and the pupils are painted red. The short hair is
also painted red.
references Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXXI.968; Beer 1994, p.58, no.194,
pl.176.
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Cat.274
Statuette of a temple girl
Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.10in. (27.3cm)
Found in the ruins of a temple at Curium
Myres 1222
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description The child, probably a little girl, sits on an
cat. 273
cat. 274
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Varia
Other Types of Votive Human
Figures (cat. 275279)
Cat.275
Statuette of a votary or a priest holding snakes
6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.16in. (41.3cm)
Found in the ruins of Amathus
Myres 1022
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description The feet are missing and there are breaks on
the left forearm and the snake on the same side. The figure
wears a long, pleatless tunic, the edge of which is heightened by a wide red band. He holds in both hands two snakes,
the bodies of which extend vertically from his knees to his
cheeks. On the back, three other snakes rise from the shoulders
to the top of the head. The faintly smiling face is summarily
rendered: the contour of the eyes is not articulated, the ears are
smooth, and the nose is large. The smooth hair is Egyptianizing, with a mass that spreads out onto the back.
commentary The best comparison for this figure, unique
in Cypriot limestone sculpture, is a terracotta statue from
Patriki that may have been horned.1 Other demons or minor
divinities overcome snakes, or are closely associated with
them, in Cypriot iconography: a figure with raised arms from
Ayia Irini,2 a number of Bes figures,3 an oriental type of god on
a Bichrome IV oinochoe,4 and a unique figure on a funerary
relief from Kourion.5 Nothing here, however, indicates the
divine or demonic character of the figure. It is entirely
possible that a human being is engaged in a ritual observance,
like the priests wearing an animal mask.
1. According to V. Karageorghis 1971, p.29, no.7, pl.XV; V. Karageorghis
1993, p.35, no.92, restores lions ears instead of horns, which is
impossible, since the figure already has human ears.
2. Karageorghis 2003c, no.192.
cat. 275
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Cat.277
Statuette of a female figure, from a larger group
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.91316in. (25cm) (statuette 8in. [20.3cm])
From GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1262
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description The general form of the object is difficult to
cat. 276
Cat.276
Fragment of a small group of wrestlers
6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.3in. (8.3cm)
From GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1032
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description The figure, whose short torso is painted red,
leans forward, with his weight on his advanced left leg. The
hands of his opponent clasp his waist. The features of the
smiling face are delicate, the eyes bulge. The very short,
smooth hair is a grayish color.
commentary Myres considers the wrestler a dwarf, but
the head is not really disproportionate. If this were the case,
the model would come from Egypt, which the red color of
the skin seems to confirm. However, the theme is known
at the same period not only on Attic ceramics but also on a
relief from Xanthus in Lycia1 and on Cyprus itself in a small
terracotta group.2
p. 565, fig. 385; Lawrence 1926, p. 166, pl. VII.2; Bossert 1951, fig. 58;
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Cat.278
Torso of a small fighting woman
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4in. (10.5cm)
From GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1053
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description The head, the lower legs, and the left arm
are missing. The figure, whose chest and bracelet on the right
wrist indicate a woman, is engaged in violent action: the legs
are spread, the left arm was raised, and the torso bends to her
left. The right arm is bent and the hand held an object. The
woman wears a belted tunic that reaches to her thighs. A
tongue of drapery rises between the legs and is held in place by
the belt that circles the body. Two baldrics cross over the chest
and two shoulder pads probably indicate the presence of a
garment under the tunic.
commentary The subject of the small group to which this
woman belonged remains uncertain; Myres proposes to
interpret her as an Amazon.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LVII.376.
cat. 277
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Cat.279
Childbirth group
Hellenistic period
Limestone
L.9in. (25.1cm), H.6in. (16.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1226
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references Doell 1873, p. 36, no. 174, pl. VI.1; Cesnola 1885,
pl.LXVI.435; Vedder 1988, p.178, pl.25.2; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.424;
Vandervondelen 2002, p.145, fig.1; V. Karageorghis 2006, no.219, fig.235.
cat. 279
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cat. 280
Fragmentary Offerings or
Other Objects from Votive
Statues or Statuettes
(cat. 280299)
Cat.280
Dove from an over-lifesize votary
Late 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.15in. (38.1cm)
Myres 1166
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description A large dove, the feet of which are missing,
Cat.281
Lifesize hand holding a branch of leaves
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.10in. (27.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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cat. 281
fragmentary offerings or other objects from votive statues or statuettes (cat. 280299)
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cat. 283
cat. 282
Cat.282
Lifesize hand holding a kid
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7in. (17.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The lifesize left hand holds, by the forelegs,
Cat.283
Bunch of flowers
First half of the 5th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.51516in. (15cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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bottom and on the left side. A break on the back indicates that
it was held by a figure, probably a kore. On the front, two
superposed lotus flowers are flanked by branches of laurel
and on the back, other branches of laurel.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXVII.101.
Cat.284
Under-lifesize hand holding a bunch of narcissus
5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.21116in. (6.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The small left hand holds a bunch of narcis-
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cat. 285
Cat.285
Bunch of narcissus
5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.3in. (8.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.286
Over-lifesize hand holding a phiale
Classical period
Limestone
L.91116in. (24.5cm), D.of phiale 6in. (16.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1156
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large statue. The lower part is slightly worked. The upper part
of the stem is missing and the hand is not preserved.
cat. 286
fragmentary offerings or other objects from votive statues or statuettes (cat. 280299)
219
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cat. 287
Cat.287
Lifesize hand holding a phiale
4th centuryb.c. or Hellenistic period
Limestone
L.7in. (20cm), D.of phiale 5in. (12.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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cat. 288
Cat.288
Lifesize hand holding a small bird
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.5in. (12.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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cat. 289
Cat.290
Lifesize hand holding an incense box
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
L.3in. (8.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The left hand, the nails of which are well
very thin, holds a small duck. There is a ring on the ring finger.
references Unpublished.
Cat.289
Over-lifesize hand
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
L.41116in. (12cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The large, closed right hand has carefully
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Cat.292
Over-lifesize arm holding a sword
Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
L.13in. (34.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1154
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description The left forearm and hand, the thumb of
Cat.291
Lifesize hand holding a pyxis and a branch of leaves
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
L.8in. (20.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1160
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Cat.293
Hand holding a sword(?)
Uncertain date
Limestone
L.6in. (16.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.294
Over-lifesize hand holding a pyxis
Uncertain date
Limestone
H.8in. (20.3cm)
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Cat.295
Under-lifesize hand holding a dove
Uncertain date
Limestone
L.5in. (14.9cm)
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description The small right hand holds a small disk and
two apples.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXIX.173.
Cat.296
Small hand holding a disk and pieces of fruit
Uncertain date
Limestone
L.4in. (10.2cm)
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cat. 297
cat. 298
Cat.297
Small hand holding a pomegranate
Classical period (?)
Limestone
L.3in. (8.3cm)
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Small arm, the hand holding pieces of fruit(?)
Uncertain date
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painted red.
with fruit(?).
Cat.298
Small hand holding a piece of fruit
Uncertain date
Limestone
H.3in. (8.6cm)
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description The small hand holds a piece of fruit,
probably an apple.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXIX.191.
cat. 299
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Cat.300
Statuette of Herakles as an archer, wearing the lion skin
Middle or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.20in. (50.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The lower left leg, a large part of the right
arm, and the left hand are missing. The fragment of the right
leg under the kilt was reattached some time after the discovery: it is not mentioned by Doell. Herakles is shown striding,
the left leg advanced. With his bent left hand and against his
side, he holds a bow, the front part of which is missing. He
wears a mid-length tunic, with a wide belt, under which appear
both back paws of the lion skin. With its wide muzzle and
detailed teeth, the head of the lion covers the head of the hero.
The front paws of the lion skin fall on his chest. The beardless
face has a serious expression. The eyes are barely articulated
and the nose is partly missing. A tress of smooth hair falls to
either side along the outstretched paws of the lion. There is no
evidence for the point of attachment of the right hand. The
back is carefully sculpted at the level of the head. The forms of
the body are only roughed out.
commentary There are no traces of arrows and it is not
known if the right hand held an object. The style of the face
seems to indicate a relatively early date.
references Doell 1873, p.38, no.180; Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXXVII.580;
Sophocleous 1985, p.30, no.1, pl.V.2; Hermary 1990a, no.1.
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Cat.301
Statuette of Herakles as an archer, wearing the lion skin
Middle or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.81516in. (22.6cm)
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description The lower legs and the right arm are missing.
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The face is of Ionian type, but the rounded abdomen and the
kilt indicate Egyptian models.
references Doell 1873, p. 38, no. 183, pl. VII.2; Cesnola 1885,
pl.LXXXVII.576; Sophocleous 1985, p.42, pl.XI.4; Hermary 1990a, no.2.
Cat.302
Over-lifesize statue of Herakles as an archer,
wearing the lion skin
Third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.85in. (217.2cm)
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background Discovery and reconstruction of the statue.
illustrated by Doell. One notes that only the bust, just to the
belt, is reproduced in an article published by Hiram Hitchcock
in July 1872 in Harpers New Monthly Magazine.4
The most important point, however, concerns the club
placed in the left hand of the figure. Myres hesitated about it:
It is no longer easy to decide whether the club is of ancient
work or not. It is in any case disproportionately small for this
statue. The dismantling of the forearm and the club in August
1997 allowed the observation that the upper part of the closed
hand had been recut in order to insert the object and that this
work was probably not ancient. On the other hand, it became
clear that the lower part of the hand grasped an object with a
small diameter that did not resemble a club. The now separated club (74.51.2455b) (L.32cm) belonged to another large-
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scale statue of Herakles. It must have been held above the head
because one side is almost without knobs. The fact that the
arm wears a long-sleeved garment, while the edge of the tunic
is shown below the shoulder, indicates that the arm belonged
to a statue of the priest with dove type (Cat.22).
description Herakles stands in a walking position, the
left leg advanced. Against his left side, with his bent arm, he
holds a bow of which the cord and a point of attachment at
each end remain. Against the body, the right hand holds four
arrows under which one distinguishes the fingers. The garment
consists of a short-sleeved tunic that may be combined (see
Cat.301) with a belted kilt, the two panels of which separate,
partially revealing the left thigh. The pleated edge under the
arrows ends with a worked border on the other side. The
furrowed muzzle of the lion rests on the head. The round ears,
with two excrescences, are large. The top of the lion skin
covers the shoulders. The paws of the lion are knotted over the
chest. The rest of the lion skin is not visible, but a rectangular
mortise hollowed out under the kilt, between the legs, seems
intended to receive the tail of the animal. The hero wears a
beard that is partially broken; it has diagonal strands at the
bottom and is curly between the lions jaws. He also wears a
thin mustache with two rows of incised strands. The stiff
mouth is smiling and the upper part of the nose, the tip of
which is broken, is indented. The slightly bulbous, almondshaped eyes are carefully rendered. They are separated by a
hollow between the hatched eyebrows. High-set, thick, and
clearly separated one from the other, the eyebrows are
surmounted by a row of corkscrew curls shown right below the
teeth of the lion. Two sections of hair divided in three locks fall
forward onto the shoulders. The back of the statue is barely
roughed out and the form of the buttocks is schematic.
commentary The large Herakles of Golgoi is not cited by
Clarence Cook or Gaston L.Feuardent in their claims of falsifications made by Cesnola (see the Introduction), while in fact it
is a special example. Comparison with the statuettes Cat.300,
301, 303 shows that an earlier small group of works from
Golgoi depicts Herakles only as an archer, without a club,
according to a type also attested at Idalion, Lefkoniko,
Kazphani, and Amrit.5 A characteristic of this first group is the
presence of locks that fall in front of the shoulders, as on a
statue from Idalion.6 This choice is easily explained since it
reflects a prevailing tendency in the heros iconography in
Greece during the Archaic period. However, the systematic
presence of the lion skin is a more original feature in comparison with Greek models, despite several earlier representations
such as a bronze relief from Samos showing the combat against
Geryon.7 The silver Cypro-Phoenician bowl from the
Louvre on which Bes, wearing an animal skin, is shown as a
master of lions indicates that significant antecedents existed
cat. 302
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2000, pp.9697.
references Doell 1873, p. 37, no. 178, pl. VII.9; Cesnola 1877,
p. 135, pl. XII; Cesnola 1885, pl. LXXXVIII.585; Brunn and Bruckmann
18881900, pl.205; Sophocleous 1985, p.31, no.3, pl.V.4; Yon 1986, p.137,
fig. 9; Nikolaus-Hav 1986, p. 578, fig. 3; Hermary 1990a, no. 3*;
V. Karageorghis 1998, p. 69, fig. 27; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no. 190;
Hermary 2001b, pp.3233, fig.2; Picn et al. 2007, fig.289.
Cat.303
Statuette of Herakles as an archer, wearing the lion skin
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.151116in. (39.9cm)
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description The left hand and a large part of the bow are
missing. The lower legs and the plinth had been reconstructed
after the arrival in New York: the photograph published in the
1873 album shows the present state.1 The surface is damaged
in several places. Herakles is shown walking, the left leg
advanced. With his bent left arm he holds against his side a
bow, a quiver, and a large rounded object that could be a bow
case. The right arm is held to the side of the body, the hand
holding four arrows. Herakles wears a belted, mid-length
tunic; the ends of the sleeves are visible on the upper arms.
The lion skin covers the head of the hero, the front paws fall on
his chest, and the back right paw is visible under the hand. The
beardless face shows a smiling expression and the eyes are
slightly open. A row of curls on the forehead is shown under
the lions mouth. A small mass of hair falls on each shoulder.
The lions mane is smooth.
1. Cesnola 1873, reproduced in Marangou 2000, p.7.
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his forelegs; the left paw is missing. His smooth mane forms a
ruff; his tongue is extended and the teeth bared. The furrowed
muzzle is indicated by two vertical bands connected by a
horizontal band and incised lines joining the mouth. There
are traces of red paint on the tongue, the mouth, and the inside
of the ears. The treatment of the surface is careful. The
position of the animal could suggest that it was leaning against
a statue of Herakles.
references Unpublished.
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Cat.304
Small lion, probably from a statue of Herakles
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.7116in. (18cm)
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most of the paws are missing. The mouth is open and the
tongue extended. The mane is smooth. The end of the mane is
indicated by a hooklike form.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXVII.78.
Cat.305
Small lion, from a statue of Herakles(?)
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
L.11in. (29.2cm)
cat. 305
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Cat.306
Fragmentary statue of kneeling Herakles, as an archer
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.28in. (71.1cm)
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description The left half of the kneeling figure, from the
base of the neck to the ankle, except for the arm, remains. The
right knee, now missing, knelt on the ground and the left leg is
bent up. The large quiver contains eight arrows between two
cylindrical elements that may be part of its frame. The quivers
almost horizontal position indicates that Herakles is drawing
his bow. The garment consists of a short, belted tunic; the
overfold is below the quiver and passes over the belt. The tunic
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Cat.308
Fragment of a small group:
Herakles, Iolaos, and the Hydra
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.7in. (17.8cm)
Myres 1108
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description The plinth is broken on one side. It preserves
references Doell 1873, p. 40, no. 190, pl. VII.10; Cesnola 1877,
pp. 15455 with fig.; Cesnola 1885, pl. CXXVIII.923; Hermary 1990a,
no.31; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.191.
Cat.307
Statuette of bearded Herakles, wearing the lion skin
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.8in. (20.6cm)
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Cat.309
Plinth with the remains of a group:
Herakles and the Hydra
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.25in. (64.1cm), W.9in. (23.5cm)
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Cat.310
Head of a snake
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4in. (10.5cm)
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description The head of a bearded snake held something
Cat.311
Head of a snake
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.3in. (8.9cm)
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description The head of a bearded snake has an open
mouth and teeth that are very well rendered. It is the same
type as Cat.310.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXVII.76.
Cat.312
Head of Herakles wearing the lion skin
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (14.9cm)
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description The head of the lion, with a very furrowed
cat. 312
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Cat.313
Head of Herakles wearing the lion skin
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (16.2cm)
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Cat.314
Statuette of Herakles brandishing a club
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (30.5cm)
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Cat.315
Small lion, probably from a statue of Herakles
Early 5th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
L.81516in. (22.7cm)
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cat. 316
Cat.316
Statuette of Herakles brandishing a club
First half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (26.7cm)
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Cat.317
Small lion, from a statue of Herakles(?)
5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.6in. (17.5cm)
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description The left hand, the right foot, and the lower
left leg are missing. The left leg is very clearly advanced. The
very thick right arm brandishes a club that is attached to the
back of the head. With the left hand the hero held a lion; the
points of attachment are visible on the hip and the thigh. He
wears a thin, short-sleeved and belted tunic. The chest is very
mouth is open. There are traces of red paint on the mouth and
the ears. The points of attachment around the front paws make
it probable that the statue belonged to a group with Herakles.
references Unpublished.
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Cat.318
Statuette of Herakles holding a small lion
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.16in. (41.9cm)
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description The lower legs and the right arm are missing.
lowered and turned toward the viewer. The mouth is open, the
tongue extended, the muzzle furrowed, and the eyes small and
round. The mane, jutting above the forehead, consists of
irregular, flamelike tufts.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl. XCV.640 (Myres does not make
reference to Cesnola).
Cat.319
Forepart of a small lion, probably from
a statue of Herakles
4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.11in. (29.2cm)
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and the sides and passes under a belt with a Herakles knot.
The front paws are knotted on the chest. The garment, consisting of a short, regularly pleated tunic on the chest, bunches
over the lower abdomen and forms several relief folds at the
level of the thighs. The face, turned slightly to its left, is
bearded with a mustache. The expression shows a faint smile,
the features are gaunt, the eyes raised to the sky, and a wrinkle
crosses the forehead. A row of thick locks on the forehead juts
out from under the lion skin. The forms of the body are
summarily roughed out on the back and there are toolmarks.
commentary This is an interesting example of the
evolution of the type in the fourth centuryb.c.: the basic pose
remains the same, but the absence of a hollowed-out space
between the legs reflects a desire to express movement. Of
particular note is the facial expression, derived from the style
of Skopas. A bust of Herakles found in Malloura provides
another example.1 Here, the face, marked by age, evokes a
portrait that may be of a Cypriot king, or even of Philip II of
Macedonia. The absence of the statuette in Doells catalogue,
added to the fact that it is reproduced in Cesnolas chapter
Amathus (1877), makes its findspot uncertain.
1. Ibid., no.607.
Cat.320
Statuette of Herakles holding a small lion
Second half of the 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.21in. (54cm)
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description The limestone surface is pinkish. Both arms
and the left foot are missing. The nose is broken. Leaning on
his right leg, Herakles takes a long stride with the left, seen in
profile and very far apart. The space between the legs is solid.
The feet are bare, the muscles accentuated. The right arm
brandishes a club attached to the back of the head. To the side,
the left hand holds a small lion against his thigh. Its head is
raised and turned toward the viewer; the mouth is open, the
muzzle furrowed. The lion skin covers the head, the shoulders,
The Greek name for the Egyptian god Am(m)on was most
frequently applied to Cypriot images of an enthroned god with
a rams head in the earliest representations, then with a human
head and rams horns, according to a type created by the
Greeks of Cyrene. This point has been debated for several
years. Sabine Fourrier pointed out that Amon was the main
divinity of the Egyptian city of Naucratis, where the type could
have been borrowed by Cypriot sculptors and spread on
Cyprus and in eastern Greece.1 The discovery of two statuettes in the sanctuary of Apollo Karneios at Knidos suggests
that they could represent the divinity,2 and Kathrin Kleibl
synthesized the various interpretations, emphasizing that a
Cypriot divinity was depicted.3
As with Herakles, the iconography of this figure is widespread on Cyprus, especially in the region of Golgoi, at Idalion,
Tamassos, and Lefkoniko,4 and reflects another aspect of the
principal male god of this region. The image highlights the
agricultural and especially the pastoral role of the god of
GolgoiAyios Photios. This is also the case at the neighboring
sanctuary of Malloura, from which comes a headless statue
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showing the god wearing a lamb skin and holding a cornucopia.5 The statue makes the transition to the images of Pan
popular in the Hellenistic period. The statuettes from the
sanctuary of Ayios Photios in the Metropolitan Museum trace
the evolution of the type; to them must be added three largescale heads found on the site in 1862 and now in the Louvre.6
They confirm that this type of dedication was made in the
sanctuary until almost the beginning of the Hellenistic period.
notes
1. Fourrier 2001, p.45.
2. Berges 2006, pp.8587.
3. Kleibl 2008.
4. Buchholz 1991; Hermary 1992b; Counts 2004.
5. Hermary 1989a, no.616: probably the second half of the fourth
centuryb.c.
6. Ibid., nos.608, 614, 615.
Cat.321
Small statuette of Zeus Ammon seated, with a rams head
First half of the 6thb.c.
Limestone
H.3516in. (8.4cm)
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cat. 323
Cat.322
Small statuette of Zeus Ammon seated, with a rams head
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.31516in. (9.9cm)
Found in a tomb at Golgoi
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description The god, with a rams head now worn,
Cat.323
Statuette of beardless Zeus Ammon, seated
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (13cm)
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description The god wears a chiton and a himation draped
over the left shoulder. He occupies a throne with a wide rectangular back and supports in the form of rams foreparts. He
rests his hands on their heads. The right hand and rams head
are missing. The beardless face has a smiling expression. There
are curls on the forehead between the large rams horns.
no.23, pl.10.4.
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Cat.324
Statuette of Zeus Ammon, seated
4th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.7in. (18.1cm)
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worn. The hands rest on the heads of the rams that flank the
throne, the high back of which is broken at the top left. The
armrests of the throne project at the back. The animals are
summarily rendered, especially the one on the right.
references Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXXVII.582; Buchholz 1991, p.117,
no.45, pl.13.5.
Cat.325
Statuette of Zeus Ammon
4th centuryb.c. or Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.6716in. (16.4cm)
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cat. 326
Cat.326
Statuette of Apollo
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.20516in. (51.7cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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references Doell 1873, p. 36, no. 172, pl. VI.7; Cesnola 1877,
the side and bent. The god wears a belted chiton with an
overfold. There are deep folds between the legs as well as a
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Cat.327
Over-lifesize head of Apollo
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.12in. (31.8cm)
From the ruins of Karpass
Myres 1318
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Cat.328
Lifesize head of Apollo
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.10in. (27.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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since the discovery. The head is turned toward the left and
barely inclined. The ridge of the nose is flat. The eyes are
slightly sunk in their orbs, the eyelids carefully rendered. The
upper ones are thicker and extend over the lower lids. The face
is surrounded by thick, twisted curls that entirely cover the
ears and spread onto the nape of the neck. The head is circled
by a wide laurel wreath that is better preserved on the right.
The central rib of the leaves is in relief. The top of the head is
flat; the surface is worn and a central part visible.
breaks on the chin, the nose, and the curls on the left. The
head is turned toward the left; the half-open mouth is deeply
hollowed out and shows traces of red paint. The nose is delicate
and the wide-open eyes connect with the eyebrow arches;
there are traces of red paint. The face, with a hollow at the top
of the forehead, is entirely surrounded by thick curls,
apparently knotted above the forehead around the stem of the
laurel wreath, which is open at the center. On the top of the
head are wavy locks on either side of a central part.
70, fig.112.
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Cat.329
Lifesize head of Apollo
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.11in. (29.2cm)
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nose, the wreath, and the right lower locks. The two folds on
the neck seem to indicate that the head was turned to the right.
The mouth is half open and smiling, the eyes set deep in their
sockets under the eyebrow arches. The face is surrounded by
thick curls. The canal of each ear is pierced by a small drill
hole. The laurel wreath, consisting of groups of three or four
leaves, is in high relief and open at the center.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. XCVII.663; Connelly 1988, pp. 48,
79, fig.111; Hermary 2009a, fig.14.5.
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cat. 330
Cat.330
Statuette of Apollo(?)
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.191516in. (50.7cm)
Myres 1200
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Lifesize head of Apollo
Late Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.11116in. (28cm)
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missing. The left leg is to the side and bent. The figure wears
a peplos fastened by a round fibula on each shoulder. The
overfold falls to just above the knees. A wide belt is partially
hidden by another garment on the bent left arm; it covers the
hips and part of the back. The right hand grasps the garment
and may hold an object. The slightly raised head has a severe
expression. The full hair covers the ears. A wreath consisting
of two rows of laurel is set on the slanting top of the head.
commentary If the head belongs to the body, which seems
to be the case, the statuette is male. The peplos that the figure
wears then points to Apollo, even though no other attribute
is preserved.
toward his left and the expression of the face is sullen. The
mouth is delicate, the right cheekbone more pronounced. The
very wide-open eyesthe left one more deeply setare
surrounded by thick eyelids. The locks of the forehead are
pulled back on the sides. The ears and the nape of the neck are
covered by large, twisted locks, ringlets. A thick wreath of
overlapping laurel leaves, open at the center, is set on the top
of the rounded head. The wavy locks are represented only on
the back.
references Colonna-Ceccaldi 1872, pp. 22324, pl. XXI.1
(= Colonna-Ceccaldi 1882, pp.6263, pl.V.1); Doell 1873, p.47, no.545,
Hermary 2009a, fig.14.7.
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Cat.332
Fragmentary statuette of Pan
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.20in. (51.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.333
Statuette of Pan
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.121116in. (32.3cm)
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legs are missing. The god stands, his legs crossed with the left
one advanced. The contrapposto is pronounced. The right
hand rests on the hip, the left arm leans against a tree or a
pillar, and a pedum is wedged under the left arm. The nude
body has a rounded abdomen. A nebris with one paw rests on
the left shoulder and arm. The back is carefully worked.
advanced; the toes are not shown. The nebris, knotted on the
chest, covers the shoulders and both arms and falls to the back.
The right hand leans on a knotted pedum, the left holds a
syrinx against his side. The facial features are summarily
rendered; the mouth is poorly indicated. The ears are pointed;
a protuberance on the top of the head indicates two small
horns. There are many traces of red paint. The back is flat and
there are toolmarks.
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cat. 335
Cat.334
Statuette of Pan
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.12516in. (31.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.335
Statuette of Pan
Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.9in. (23.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1118
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legs project in high relief from the block; the left is to the side
and bent. The right hand leans on a schematic pedum, the left
holds the syrinx. The nebris, knotted on the chest, covers
the shoulders and falls to the back. The facial features are
summarily rendered. There are goat ears and small, badly
rendered horns on the top of the head. The back is flat and
there are toolmarks.
ithyphallic. The pedum is not shown under the right hand; the
left hand holds the syrinx. The nebris, knotted on the chest,
covers the shoulders. The facial features are summarily shown.
There are goat ears and small horns on the top of the head.
A wide mass of hair spreads out above the shoulders. The back
is flat.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXIX.859.
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Cat.336
Statuette of Pan
Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.21916in. (54.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The flat body is awkwardly rendered. The
legs are slightly spread, the space between them solid. The right
arm is held to the side of the body. The right hand holds a very
summarily rendered pedum, the left, a syrinx against his side.
A nebris knotted around the neck covers the shoulders and
falls to the back. The mouth and the chin are partially missing.
The ears are pointed and there are small goat horns. Several
locks on the forehead are shown. A mass of hair spreads out
onto the back; the locks are very schematic.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXIX.862.
Cat.337
Statuette of Pan
Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.14916in. (36.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.338
Plinth with the feet of a statue of Zeus
Second or third centurya.d.
W.22116in. (56cm), H.81116in. (22cm), D.171116in. (45cm)
Limestone
Sanctuary of Zeus Labranios at Phasoula
Myres 1914
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Cat.339
Plinth with the left foot of a statue of Zeus
Second or third centurya.d.
W.24in. (61cm), H.7116in. (18cm), D.15516in. (39cm)
Limestone
Sanctuary of Zeus Labranios at Phasoula
Myres 1915
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They are separated, with the right foot turned slightly outward.
They are shod in sandals, the strap across the base of the toes
clearly visible. The sole follows the contour of the feet. A
support or the lower border of a garment is perceptible between
the feet. At the corner near the left foot is the point of attachment of an attribute, probably the scepter of Zeus. The statue
was dedicated by Oliasas to Zeus Labranios.
plinth are the left foot of the god and probably the lower part of
his garment. The foot wears a sandal. The strap across the base
of the toes is clearly visible, the sole thick. A hollow indicates
the original placement of the right foot.
reference Cesnola 1903, pl.CXLIII.1.
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Three legs are advanced; the right one, for the viewer, is a left
leg, the other two right legs. The toenails are visible as well as
the ridge of the shin. The three other legs, summarily roughed
out, are in the background, on the extension of the plinth. The
three right arms were raised, the three left ones each hold a
shield decorated with a scene in low relief. On the shield to the
viewers left, Perseus is shown preparing to decapitate the
Gorgon; she is shown frontally with raised arms and with three
snakes above her head. The hero, who holds a sword and an
object (Phrygian cap?) in his raised left hand, turns his head
away. On the left, Athena, helmeted, holds a spear and a shield.
On the shield at the center, a helmeted warrior, turned to the
left, wears a short tunic and holds a shield. On his right
shoulder, he bears the very large body of a helmeted warrior
whose arms hang alongside his head, turned to the right, and
whose legs, the ends of which are broken, fall in front of the
warrior who carries him. To the left is another helmeted
warrior, poorly preserved. The shield to the right is also poorly
preserved. One can distinguish only the lower part of a centaur,
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references Doell 1873, p. 39, no. 187, pl. VII.8; Cesnola 1877,
fig.p.156; Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXXIII.544; Perrot and Chipiez 1885, fig.388;
Brize 1980, p. 141, no. 69, pl. 7.1; V. Karageorghis 1981, p. 81, pl. III.2;
Tatton-Brown 1984, pp. 17273, pl. XXXIII.5; Brize 1988, no. 3*;
V.Karageorghis 1998, pp.6061, fig.24; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.193;
Hermary 2002, pp.27779, figs.1, 2; Steinhart 2003, figs.1, 2; Picn et al.
2007, fig.290.
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Cat.341
Statuette of the Triple Geryon
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.41516in. (12.5cm), W.61316in. (17.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.342
Small statuette of the Triple Geryon
Late 6th or 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.2in. (6.4cm), W.3in. (7.6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.343
Fragmentary head of the Triple Geryon(?)
6th or 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (16.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.345
Statuette of Bes
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (14.3cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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tary. The very schematic right ear is painted red. The crest of
the helmet is turned toward the front. A mass of hair falls
beneath the neck guard.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LVII.391.
Cat.344
Fragmentary head of the Triple Geryon(?)
6th or 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.6in. (15.6cm)
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Cat.346
Small head of a Silen(?)
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.3in. (7.6cm)
From Idalium
Anonymous Gift, 1941 (41.163)
description The top of the back shows that the figure was
the face vaguely resembles that of a Silen, but one could also
define it as personalized.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXI.418.
Cat.347
Under-lifesize head of the god Hermes(?)
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (14.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The smiling, youthful face has a pointed
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description The legs, the right arm, and the left forearm
no.354.
Cat.349
Fragmentary statuette of a Silen(?)
First half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4516in. (11cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1123
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Cat.348
Statuette of Bes or a Silen
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5916in. (14.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
long, wavy beard. He turns toward his left and extends both
arms, now broken, to the right. The face has a smiling expression, the large eyes are bulbous, and the small animal ears
suggest a Silen. The hair, bound by a fillet, is long at the back.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LVII.371.
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of which a triangular element remains. It was probably associated with a round mortise hollowed out under the belt. The
left arm holds a large shaft, broken at the top; knotted at the
top is a piece of cloth that falls far to the sides. It is likely a
thyrsos. The head has pointed animal ears, the face a serious
expression; a furrow lines the forehead. There are traces of red
paint on the garment, the thyrsos, the ears, and the eyes.
reference Cesnola 1885, plCXX.875.
Cat.351
Statuette of Eros
Hellenistic period
Hard limestone
H.10in. (25.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1091
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description The head, which was restored, has been
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Cat.350
Statuette of Dionysos holding a thyrsos;
the head does not belong
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.20in. (51.1cm)
Myres 1243
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description The head belongs to a statuette of the god
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Cat.352
God or demon holding a small lion
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.24116in. (61.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1203
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description The figure has small, crescent-shaped horns.
His left foot is slightly advanced and to the side. The toes are
partially broken. In his right hand he holds upside down a small
lion of which only scant traces remain. The left hand, now
broken, was raised and attached to the shoulder. The lower
body, from the waist down, is covered with a pleated tunic
painted pink. The drapery passes under the belt at the level of
the hips. The chest is fat, the arms thick. The back of the left
shoulder is restored. His face wears a smirk. The nose and eyes
are very damaged. He wears a thin headband, thick twisted
curls cover the ears, and corkscrew locks fall onto the
shoulders. There are curls on the top of the head. The forms of
the body are roughed out on the back, which has many
toolmarks, with a flat chisel and a tool with fine teeth (gradine).
commentary This unusual figure is identified as a
supernatural being by the presence of two small, probably
bovine, horns on the head. The massive and stocky aspect, the
lion that he holds, and even the tunic worn in the style of a kilt
remind one of the images of Bes, frequent at Amathus, but
they are earlier and fit into a better defined iconographic
tradition. The small side figures on a funerary pediment
Cat.482 provide a comparison, all the more interesting as the
pediment comes from the Golgoi necropolis. The thick,
twisted locks recall those of several heads of Apollo found at
the same site (Cat.328, 329, 331) and confirm a date during
the Hellenistic period. The position of the raised left hand may
be interpreted as a gesture of greeting directed toward the
principal god (Apollo) or the worshippers of the sanctuary. It is
impossible to attribute a name to this figure, like the Archaic
and Classical Bes from whom it derives, but it provides an
important testament to the worship performed in the sanctuary during the Hellenistic period.
cat. 352
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Cat.353
Fragmentary statuette of a Silen, partly unfinished
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.11in. (29.2cm)
From Kition
Myres 1225
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description The lower part of the body from the hips
Cat.354
Statuette of an oriental god or hero (?),
with syllabic inscription
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.13in. (34cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1846
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description The right foot and the right hand are missing.
The back of the block serves as a support for the legs; the right
leg is slightly advanced. The figure wears a mid-length tunic
held by a belt, the ends of which fall to the knees. A cape,
draped over the shoulders, falls in two panels on the back. Both
lowered hands held an object (a piece of fruit in the left?). The
facial features are roughed out. The locks on the forehead are
pulled to the sides. The pendants hanging from the ears indicate
that the figure is of eastern origin (or a woman?). On the head
is an oriental cap, the lappets of which fall forward onto the
chest. The seven syllabic signs of the inscription on the front
of the plinth are difficult to interpret.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. LXXXV.562; Cesnola 1903,
pl.CXXVII.6; Masson 1961/1983, no.187; Mitford 1971, no.22.
cat. 355
Cat.355
Statuette of an oriental god or hero (?)
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.9in. (23.2cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1231
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description The lower legs and part of the right arm are
missing. There are breaks on the sides. The left hand rests on
the hip. The figure wears a chiton held by a belt, the ends of
which fall to the knees. A cape, painted red on the sides, rests
on the shoulders and extends over the back, with two elements
in relief. The thin face recalls figurines of Tanagra style; the
neck is long. The pendant in the right ear indicates that the
figure is of eastern origin (or a woman?). Above the locks on
the forehead, the head is covered with an oriental cap, the
lappets of which fall to the shoulders.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXX.876.
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Cat.356
Statuette of an oriental god or hero (?)
Hellenistic or early Roman period
Hard limestone
H.31in. (78.7cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1350
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description The hard limestone, pinkish on the surface,
not at all certain that the head belongs, given the placement of
the cap extensions on the shoulders relative to the cap itself.
The figure stands on the left leg, the right leg bent; they are
covered by pleated trousers. A chiton, belted with an overfold,
falls to the knees. The horizontally pleated sleeves cover the
arms entirely. There is a bracelet on the right wrist. The left
arm, largely broken, was clearly bent back and fixed to the hip
at the level of the wrist by a large tenon. The elongated face has
a sullen expression. The features are quite coarse. Above the
short locks on the forehead is an oriental cap, the lappets of
which fall to the front on the shoulders. The back is barely
roughed out and there are marks of the point.
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Cat.357
Aphrodite holding Eros
Second half of the 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.49in. (126.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1405
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description The lower legs, the right forearm, and the
left hand of Aphrodite are missing as are the head and lower
legs of Eros. The goddess stands on her left leg; the right leg
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was advanced and bent. The right arm is bent; the hand held
an object, its point of attachment visible on the right breast.
The garment, consisting of a chiton buttoned on the right arm
with traces of red paint on the forearm, forms a rounded fold
that partially hides the knotted belt. On the left shoulder, a
draped himation extends upward behind the head like a veil. It
covers the left arm and the legs and, at the level of the pelvis,
forms a thick fold of drapery that falls on the left thigh; another
section turns upward on the hip. The stiffness of the pleats on
the legs is archaistic. A twisted bracelet fits tightly around the
left wrist; a necklace with elongated pendants hangs around
the neck. The face is oval, the chin is heavy, the eyes are deep
in their sockets, and the nose and the mouth are damaged. A
pendant in the form of a cone surmounted by a disk is attached
to each ear. The locks on the forehead form a projecting
element at the top and on each side falls a long lock, painted
red. The top of the head supports a tall crown with decoration
in relief on a background covered with incised horizontal lines
probably indicating the vegetal structure of the headdress. On
each side, part of the headdress has been restored by Charles
Balliard. At each end is a nude frontal woman; the one on the
left held an object in each hand. Another nude woman occupied
the center. In the intervals are a large flower and palmettes. On
her left arm, the goddess carries a small Eros, with bent legs.
His right arm rests above the breast of Aphrodite, on which
there are also traces of his left hand.
commentary This lifesize statue is the only one in the
sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios that obviously represents a
female divinity, the Great Goddess of Cyprus, clearly identified with Aphrodite by the presence of Eros. Her absence in
Doells catalogue is most likely explained by the fact that the
connection between the head and the body had not yet been
made. The head represented separately is seen, with other
heads from the sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios, on an early
photograph.1 There is therefore no reason to think that it
would have been found in another sanctuary of the region.2
The structure of the face and the hairstyle over the forehead, with its central element, refer to Greek sculptures from
around the middle of the second half of the fourth centuryb.c.
or a little later. The figure of Eros may indicate a significant
Praxitelean influence. Other Cypriot limestone female heads
attest to the diffusion of these new types on Cyprus.3 The
archaistic intention is, however, very visible on the lower folds
of the himation, the locks at the ears, and, above all, the decoration of the kalathos, inspired by local works from the first
half or the middle of the fifth centuryb.c.4 The work is therefore typical of the spirit that characterizes the Cypriot kingdoms in the middle and the second half of the fourth
centuryb.c., between modernity and conservatism. Given its
date and the unique character of this work in the sanctuary, a
connection with the two male statues Cat.90 and 251 is possible: in this case, and if the figure holding a bull protome is really
King Pnytagoras of Salamis, Aphrodite would have been represented as part of a group with members of the Salaminian royal
family. Let us recall that King Nikokles (371361 b.c.) had
chosen to have an archaistic head of the Great Goddess represented on his gold coinage and that Pnytagoras (351322b.c.)
had the same Aphrodite represented wearing a crenelated
crown, with long hair on the back and locks at the ears.5 These
hypotheses must, nevertheless, be considered cautiously.
1. Marangou 2000, p.141.
2. Ulbrich 2008, p.115.
3. Srensen 1981.
4. Hermary 1982.
5. J. Karageorghis 2005, p.215, fig.310.
Cat.358
Fragment of a crown belonging to an over-lifesize statue
of the Great Goddess
Second half of the 4th centuryb.c. or Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.8in. (20.3cm)
From Leucolla
Myres 1375
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Cat.359
Statuette of Artemis holding a young animal
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.191116in. (49.9cm)
Myres 1245
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the quiver would not fit easily. The right arm is missing. The
right leg is to the side and slightly bent. The goddess wears a
long, belted chiton, partially hiding the shod feet. A large
overfold falls to the top of the thighs. There is red paint on the
shoulders, the breasts, and the sides. Behind the left shoulder,
a baldric holds a thick quiver that is broken at the top. The
right arm was at the side of the body, the hand may have held a
bow. At the level of the abdomen, the left hand holds a fawn or
a lamb, the feet of which are bent and the floppy ears painted
red. The forearm is very thick, with a bracelet around the
wrist. The head is sculpted summarily, the eyes are barely
outlined, the locks of hair schematically rendered. A tab of
stone reinforces the back of the head and neck.
references Cesnola 1885, pl CXVII.848; V. Karageorghis 1998,
p.182, fig.131.
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Cat.360
Statuette of Artemis(?) holding two torches
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.20in. (53cm)
From the ruins of Golgoi
Myres 1244
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description The head is too large for the body. It has a
coarse face and a melon coiffure. There are traces of red paint.
The right leg, clearly to the side, is slightly bent; the feet are
shod. The woman wears a chiton belted under her breasts,
straps on each shoulder, and an overfold over the abdomen.
There are many traces of red paint. In each hand she holds a
torch consisting of a bundle of branches. The space between
the torches and the body is solid; there is a restoration near the
left arm. There is a bracelet on each wrist. The back is flat and
there are toolmarks.
references Cesnola 1877, fig.p.152; Cesnola 1885, pl.CXVI.841.
Cat.361
Statuette of Artemis with a fawn
Late Hellenistic or early Roman period
Limestone
H.23in. (60.6cm)
From the sanctuary at Pyla
Myres 1240
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description The goddess stands with the left leg to the
side and slightly bent. She wears a belted chiton with a long
overfold and a himation draped over the left shoulder. The
himation covers the arm and falls along the legs. The extended
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left hand holds a piece of fruit, the right hand touches the
raised head of the fawn leaning against her. A baldric attached
to the belt holds a quiver behind the right shoulder. The face
has coarse features. The locks of the forehead, pulled to the
sides, hide the ears, from which hang two pendants. On top of
the head are wavy locks on either side of a central part. A
generalized chignon is part of the support left against the nape
of the neck. There are toolmarks on the back.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. CXVII.849; Masson 1966, p. 17,
fig.11; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.421.
Cat.362
Statuette of Artemis with a fawn
Late Hellenistic or early Roman period
Limestone
H.24in. (63.2cm)
From the sanctuary at Pyla
Myres 1241
cat. 362
the join is perhaps viable. The goddess leans with her left arm,
now partially broken, on a support, from which emerge the
forequarters of a fawn, the muzzle of which she caresses with
her right hand. Her legs are crossed, the left over the right,
with contrapposto emphasized. She wears a belted chiton,
with a long overfold, and a himation draped over the left
shoulder and arm. A baldric attached to the belt supports a
large quiver behind the right shoulder. A bow was probably
attached. The small head, with coarse features, has a smiling
expression. There is a pendant in each ear. The hair is pulled to
the sides and passes over a headband. There are wavy locks on
either side of a central part. The flat back is not worked.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. CXVII.853; Masson 1966, p. 17,
fig.12; V. Karageorghis 1998, p.182, fig.132.
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cat. 363
Cat.363
Statuette of Artemis with a fawn
Late Hellenistic or early Roman period
Limestone
H.25516in. (64.2cm)
From the sanctuary of Pyla
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broken. The right leg is slightly to the side and bent. The
goddess wears a chiton with a long overfold, belted below her
breasts, and a himation that covers the left shoulder and arm.
The hand, placed on the buttocks, is hidden. A fawn leans
against her right leg and raises its head toward the hand of the
goddess who caressed it. A baldric, painted red and attached to
the belt, holds a quiver behind the right shoulder. The neck
shows Venus rings, the head is voluminous. The facial expression is serious; the eyes, painted red, are asymmetrical. A
Cat.364
Under-lifesize statue of Hera or Demeter (?)
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.261316in. (68cm)
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cat. 363
her weight on the slightly askew right leg. The left leg is to the
side and bent. The feet, nearly hidden by the garment, wear
thick soles. The head was set in a prepared hollow with a
picked surface. The right arm, separated from the body, was
attached by a vertical mortise and secured with a tenon. The
bent left forearm was also added. The woman wears a thick
peplos with an overfold and there are heavy pleats on the legs.
The fabric that protrudes on the right side of the waist and falls
to the left thigh, ending in a tassel, probably belongs to a
himation. Draped over the right shoulder and grasped by the
left hand, the himation passes over the left arm and falls rather
far at the back. The forms of the body are roughed out on the
back and there are toolmarks.
commentary This small statue is exceptional in Cypriot
limestone sculpture, insofar as it is closely connected to Greek
models by both its style and the use of parts that were worked
separately. It is therefore probable, as Elizabeth Milleker
pointed out to me, that the figure represents a divinity rather
than an ordinary worshipper. The type of garment and, in
cat. 364
particular, the manner in which the fabric falls on the left arm
find comparisons in Greek works of the end of the Classical or
the beginning of the Hellenistic period.1 There is also a copy of
a type known through several replicas and generally identified
as a representation of Demeter.2 In these works, the proper left
leg bears the weight. If the work comes from GolgoiAyios
Photios, an interpretation as Demeter would appear preferable,3
but in the absence of an indication by Cesnola it is difficult
to resolve.
1. See, for example, a statue from the Heraion of Samos: Kossatz-Deissmann
1988, no.108*.
2. Beschi 1988, no.71*, but also catalogued by Kossatz-Deissman 1988,
no.107.
3. Alphabetic dedication to the goddess: Masson 1971, p.327, no.5.
references Unpublished.
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Cat.365
Finial of a votive stele (?) with a lion and a male sphinx
Second quarter or middle of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.16116in. (40.7cm)
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description The front portion of a lion and a male sphinx
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sphinx at Delphi2 and various comparable monuments. Particularly noteworthy is the relative position of the lion and the
sphinx and, above all, the double Egyptian crown of the sphinx,
a well-known royal symbol on Cyprus (see Cat.51 and 60). The
sphinx being an image of the Egyptian pharaohs supernatural
power and the lion the royal animal par excellence, the iconography seems to be associated with the glorification of the ruler.
Other lions and double-crowned sphinxes, in the round and
separated one from the other, discovered near the royal tombs
of Tamassos,3 are probably funerary statues. Their findspots
did not necessarily correspond to their original locations.
1. Ibid., no.982.
2. Boardman 1978, fig.100; Rolley 1994, p.40, fig.35.
3. Solomidou-Ieronymidou 2001.
Cat.366
Head of a lion from a votive stele (?)
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.8in. (20.3cm)
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description The head of a large lion is turned to the left.
cat. 365
cat. 366
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cat. 367
Cat.367
Head of a lion from a votive stele (?)
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.5in. (14cm)
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Cat.368
Statuette of a recumbent lion
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
L.6316in. (15.7cm)
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cat. 368
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cat. 368
Cat.369
Head of a deer
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
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painted red and horns visible on the head. The glottis forms a
projection. There are traces of red paint on the eyes and muzzle.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXVII.79.
cat. 369
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cat. 370
cat. 371
Cat.370
Cow and a calf
5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7916in. (19.2cm)
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Cat.372
Miniature sheepfold
Classical period (?)
Limestone
L.9in. (23.5cm)
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side, lie six very schematic sheep; one of the smallest lies near
a drinking trough. The surface is very worn.
Cat.371
Cow, a calf, and a foal
Classical period
Limestone
H.6in. (16.5cm)
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cat. 373
cat. 374
Cat.373
Coursing hound seizing a hare
Classical period
Limestone
L.6in. (16.8cm), H.2in. (5.7cm)
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description A lean hound, wearing a collar, seizes a hare
Cat.374
Coursing hound seizing a hare
Classical period
Limestone
L.6in. (16.5cm), H.2in. (6cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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cat. 376
cat. 375
Cat.375
Seated hound
Classical period (?)
Limestone
H.10in. (25.7cm)
The hound was found, according to Cesnola, in the same
tomb at Golgoi as the decorated sarcophagus (Cat.491)
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Cat.376
Statuette of a dove
Classical period (?)
Limestone
H.31116in. (9.4cm)
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description The small dove is of a piece with the plinth,
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cat. 377
cat. 378
Cat.377
Small group of two doves
Classical period (?)
Limestone
H.4in. (10.2cm)
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Cat.378
Small horse
Archaic period (6th century?)
Gneiss
L.3516in. (8.5cm)
Myres 1549
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description The the legs and the end of the nose are
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Various Offerings
Incense Burners (Cat. 379386)
Cat.379
Statuette of a sphinx supporting an incense burner
Second quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9116in. (23cm)
From a tomb at Kythrea
Myres 1089
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ters slightly raised. The body is thin, painted black on the back,
no.355.
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cat. 380
Cat.380
Fragment of a sphinx supporting an incense burner
Middle of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.2in. (6.4cm)
From a tomb at Kythrea
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description The incense burner, with traces of red paint
on the edges, the tips of the wings, and the head of the sphinx,
remain. The sphinx shows a serious expression. The locks on
the forehead fall in front of the ears, each of which has a shell
and rings. On the head is a wide crown with three rows of
beads. The hair is long on the back.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CVL.693.
Cat.381
Fragment of a sphinx supporting an incense burner
Classical period
Limestone
H.5in. (13cm)
From the necropolis of Idalion
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description Part of the very damaged head and body of
the sphinx remains as well as the front of the bowl. The breasts
are voluminous.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CVI.691.
cat. 381
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cat. 382
Cat.382
Ram and a head of Zeus Ammon supporting an
incense burner
4th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.3716in. (8.7cm)
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description The hooves of the ram, part of his head, and
the greater part of the bowl are missing; the surface is very
worn. The ram is turned to its right; on his back is set a head of
Zeus Ammon, with rams horns.1
1. For this type of incense burner, see Buchholz 1991, pp.11924, pls.1618,
cat. 383
Cat.384
Incense burner on three legs
Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.4516in. (11cm), Max. D.4116in. (10.3cm)
Necropolis of Golgoi
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Cat.383
Incense burner on three legs
Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.4in. (10.1cm), Max. D.31516in. (10cm)
Necropolis of Golgoi
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Cat.385
Incense burner on four legs
Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.31516in. (10cm), W.2in. (7cm)
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cat. 385
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description The four wide legs, marked with a lambda-
Cat.386
Circular incense burner
Uncertain date
Limestone
H.3116in. (7.8cm), Max. D.3916in. (9cm)
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Cat.387
Lamp in the shape of a bulls head
Classical period
Limestone
H.1in. (4.1cm), W.2in. (7cm), L.3in. (9.2cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.388
Lamp in the shape of a bulls head
Classical period
Limestone
L.3in. (9.2cm), H.1716in. (3.6cm)
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description The lamp is in the shape of a bulls head with
cat. 387
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Cat.389
Saucer lamp
Classical period (?)
Limestone
L.31316in. (9.7cm)
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Cat.391
Saucer lamp
Classical period (?)
Limestone
L.31316in. (9.6cm)
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nozzle.
references Unpublished.
Cat.390
Saucer lamp
Classical period (?)
Limestone
L.3916in. (9.1cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios (?)
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Cat.392
Saucer lamp
Classical period (?)
Limestone
L.41116in. (12cm)
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pinched nozzle.
references Unpublished.
cat. 389
cat. 390
cat. 391
cat. 392
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Anatomical Ex-votos
(Cat.393408)
The dedication of representations of parts of the body is frequently attested in the Greek world from the fourth centuryb.c. to the Imperial period.1 These ex-votos appeal to very
diverse divinities, male and female. On Cyprus, the phenomenon is especially known in the region of Golgoi, with the series
found by Cesnola at Ayios Photios,2 without the name of the
god to whom the offering is made. There is also a group from a
sanctuary dedicated to Theos Hypsistos,3 and a group from
Arsos that includes several dedications to Isis, Sarapis, and
Anubis.4 The Cypriot material, briefly studied by Folkert T. van
Straten, then Bjrn Forsn,5 consists of images of eyes, ears,
breasts, and genitalia like the many known in the Greek world,
but it differs in the presence of isolated fingers, arms, and feet.
The ears Cat.395, 396 are interesting because of the syllabic
inscription that indicates an early date for this type of offering.
If the inscription of Cat.396 does signify I belong to a deaf
person, it shows that the offering indicates a pathology of the
ear and not, as has been often claimed, the fact that the god has
listened to the prayer of the worshipper. The bunch of grapes
shown under the breasts of Cat.397 has given rise to discussion:6 are internal organs depicted here? It is probable that a
plaque acquired by Robert Hamilton Lang, now in the Louvre,
also comes from Cesnolas excavations at Ayios Photios.7 It
shows, in front of a face in profile, two eyes and a left foot that
has only three toes. The representations of body parts offered
in this sanctuary were probably directed to the local Apollo
rather than to another deity like Demeter. Comparable ex-votos
were also found in the sanctuary of Apollo at Voni.8 Finally, a
Cat.393
Votive hand holding a flower
Classical period (?)
Limestone
H.6in. (17.1cm)
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description The right hand holds a flower with five petals;
cat. 393
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Cat.395
Votive ear with a syllabic inscription
Late Classical or early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.2in. (5.7cm)
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description The right ear is schematically rendered, with
cat. 394
Cat.394
Small plaque with an ear in relief
Classical period (?)
Limestone
H.3916in. (9cm)
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description The lower part of the small plaque comes to
Cat.396
Votive ear with a syllabic inscription
Late Classical or early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.2in. (6.4cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The right ear is schematically rendered, with
references Doell 1873, p. 54, no. 796, pl. XIII.3; Cesnola 1877,
no.418.
cat. 395
cat. 396
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cat. 397
cat. 398
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Cat.399
Votive(?) foot and a lower leg
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.7in. (19.4cm)
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description The left foot is long and thin; the lower leg is
cat. 399
Cat.397
Plaque with breasts and a bunch of grapes in relief
Late Classical or early Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.15in. (38.1cm), W.17in. (45.1cm)
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Cat.400
Votive thumb
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.2in. (7cm)
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description The thumb is vertical and there are remains
references Doell 1873, p. 54, no. 798, pl. XIII.9; Cesnola 1885,
Cat.398
Votive breast
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.3316in. (8cm)
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description On a small plinth painted red is a large,
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cat. 401
cat. 402
Cat.401
Votive thumb
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.2in. (6cm)
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Cat.402
Small plaque with two eyes and a mouth in relief
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.4516in. (11cm)
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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. The entire plaque was painted red. A small round
depression occurs at the center of the upper lip, which is
barely indicated. There is also a small depression at the center
of the lower lip.
references Doell 1873, p. 54, no. 797, pl. XIII.8; Cesnola 1877,
fig.p.158; Cesnola 1885, pl.CXXIX.935; Masson 1997, p.27, no.(l), pl.VII;
V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.417.
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cat. 403
cat. 404
Cat.403
Small plaque with two eyes in relief
Late Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.4in. (12.1cm), W.4916in. (11.6cm)
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Cat.404
Small plaque with two eyes in relief
Late Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.4in. (10.2cm)
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right is missing). The two eyes show very thick eyelids and
eyebrows sculpted in relief. There are toolmarks on the back.
sion hole. Toward the bottom are two wide-open eyes with
thick eyelids in low relief.
no.(a), pl.VI.
no.(m), pl.VII.
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cat. 405
Cat.405
Small plaque with two eyes
Late Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.21516in. (7.5cm), W.41316in. (12.2cm)
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description The upper right and lower left corners of the
cat. 406
Cat.407
Votive(?) foot with a sandal
Late Hellenistic or early Roman period
Limestone
L.91316in. (25cm), H.10in. (27cm)
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references Doell 1873, p. 54, no. 789, pl. XIII.7; Cesnola 1885,
pl.CXXIX.926; Masson 1997, p.26, no.(c), pl.VI.
Cat.406
Small plaque with one eye
Late Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.3116in. (7.8cm), W.3916in. (9cm)
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description The lower left leg and the large left foot,
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cat. 407
Cat.408
Votive male genitals
Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
H.6516in. (16cm)
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description On a rectangular plaque, there is the end of a
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Other Offerings
(cat. 409431)
The most original group consists of chests that were probably used as small altars; the decoration of the first two connects
them to the worship of the Great Goddess. They attest to the
practice of stone sculpture in the region of Golgoi-Idalion from
the Geometric period onward.
Cat.409
Small chest with incised decoration
Geometric period
Limestone
L.8in. (22.5cm), H.6in. (16.2cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
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description Traces of black on the inside of the chest
suggest that it was used as an altar. On the long sides and the
legs is an incised decoration of triangles, each of which is filled
with a lozenge pattern. Incised on the ends, within a frame and
between two swastikas, is a very schematic human figure holding
a plant in each raised hand. Flanking the square frame is an
equally schematic ibex surmounted by triangles and broken
lines. On each foot is a branchlike motif.
references Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXIX.505; V. Karageorghis 2000a,
no.205.
Cat.410
Small chest with decoration in relief
Late Geometric period
Limestone
L.4in. (11.7cm), H.4316in. (10.6cm)
From the necropolis of Idalion
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description There are four holes for securing a cover near
cat. 409
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cat. 410
cat. 411
Cat.411
Small chest with incised decoration
Geometric or Archaic period
Chalk limestone
L.81116in. (22cm), H.61516in. (17.6cm), W.4in. (10.5cm)
Necropolis of Golgoi
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short sides of the box are subdivided into metopes, each with a
St. Andrews cross and dots in the interstices. There is a
fishbone motif on the legs of the short ends. One long wall of
the shallow (6cm) interior has a rounded projection pierced
vertically, probably for securing a cover.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXIX.503, .506.
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Cat.413
Small chest, undecorated
Uncertain date
Limestone
H.5in. (13cm), L.61116in. (17cm), D.4116in. (10.4cm)
Necropolis of Golgoi
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description On the short ends of the chest are crosspieces
Cat.412
Small chest with incised decoration
Geometric or Archaic period
Limestone
H.41116in. (12cm), L.61116in. (17cm), W.4916in. (11.5cm)
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Cat.414
Handle of a patera or a fire shovel ending in a rams
head, with a syllabic inscription
Classical period (?)
Limestone
L.9116in. (23cm)
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between dots cover the sides and legs of the chest. The inside
is shallow (D.5cm).
in a quite realistic rams head, which has small ears with traces
of red paint and long, smooth horns. The syllabic inscription is
a dedication from Eros(?) to Apollo.
cat. 412
cat. 413
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cat. 414
cat. 415
Cat.415
Handle of a patera or a fire shovel ending in a rams head
Classical period (?)
Limestone
L.9116in. (23cm)
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cat. 416
cat. 417
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cat. 418
Cat.416
Handle of a patera or a fire shovel ending in a rams head
Classical period (?)
Limestone
L.5516in. (13.5cm)
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reference Cesnola 1885, pl.XXVII.73.
Cat.417
Small naiskos with female figures holding their breasts
5th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.2in. (6.7cm)
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Cat.418
Fragment of a lyre
Classical period (?)
Limestone
H.6in. (15.9cm)
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Cat.419
Footstool(?) with a syllabic inscription
Classical period (?)
Limestone
H 91116in. (24.5cm), W.11716in. (29cm), D.101316in.
(27.5cm)
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Cat.420
Altar in the form of a naiskos with a lamp
Classical period
Limestone
H.10116in. (25.5cm), W.11in. (29.5cm), D.8116in.
(20.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1661
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references Doell 1873, p. 54, no. 805, pl. XIII.19; Cesnola 1877,
fig.p.157; Cesnola 1885, pl.XV.19.
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Cat.421
Fragment of a naiskos(?) with a syllabic inscription
Classical period
Limestone
H.5in. (14cm), W.7716in. (19cm), D.2916in. (6.5cm)
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Cat.422
Fragment of a large votive vase with a syllabic
inscription
4th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.14716in. (36.7cm), W.14in. (36.5cm)
From Pyla
Myres 1854
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Cat.424
Fragment of a large vase(?) with a snake (Agathos
Daimon?), a dolphin, and a syllabic inscription
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.131516in. (35.4cm), W.12in. (30.5cm), Thickness of the
vase wall 151621516in. (3.37.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios, outside, near one of the
entrances of the temple
Myres 1863
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description Only a small part of a large, curved, hollow
cat. 424
Cat.423
Fragment of a large votive vase with a syllabic
inscription
4th or 3rd centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.4516in. (11cm), W.7716in. (18.8cm)
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Cat.425
Votive vase (krater) with vegetal decoration
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.17in. (43.2cm), Max. D.22716in. (57cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios, found at entrance of
Temple
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references Doell 1873, p. 54, no. 807, pl. XIII.II; Cesnola 1877,
fig.p.145.
Cat.426
Head of an eagle, a fragment of a throne or a lyre (?)
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.7in. (19.7cm)
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description The head of an eagle appears under the
section of a garment. It rests on an upright ending in a projecting rectangular element. There are traces of red paint on the
cat. 425
Cat.427
Plaque with a human head in relief
Hellenistic or Roman period
Limestone
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cat. 426
H.4in. (12.4cm)
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description The face is flat with a flattened nose, the
cat. 427
Cat.428
Small dish with the goddess Isis
Roman period
Steatite
D.3716in. (8.8cm)
From Kourion
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Cat.429
Fragment of a large throne(?) with the head of a horned
lion
Roman period
Limestone
H.8in. (20.3cm)
Found in the ruins of Amathus
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Cat.430
Votive throne
Uncertain date
Limestone
H.30in. (77.5cm)
From a temple at Amathus
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description The throne of small dimensions is of a piece
with a step. The uprights of the back project above the central
part, which is divided into solid panels. Similarly, two sunken
rectangles decorate the lower part between the legs. A
schematic tree is incised on each upright.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.LXXXV.555.
cat. 429
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Cat.431
Snake coiled on a circular box
Uncertain date
Limestone
H.21516in. (7.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description A snake, the head of which is missing, is
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catalogue chapter 10
Architectural Sculpture
introduction (cat. 432436)
There are very few architectural elements in the Cesnola
Collection, which raises the question of whether the sanctuary
of GolgoiAyios Photios included large-size buildings. This
was not the case in the sanctuary of Apollo Hylates at Kourion,
but the buildings from which the blocks Cat.435, 436 come
are not known. In its style and size, the first one recalls the
cornice of a chapel from the sanctuary of Aphrodite at Amathus.
Cat.432
Votive square capital
5th or 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (25.4cm), upper part 12916 12916in. (32 32cm)
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description The small four-sided capital is decorated on
each side with three bands of triangles. They are solid at the
top and outlined on the two other registers. The top of the
flared column is decorated with branches in relief. On the top
is a very summary decoration of rosettes and ivy leaves. At the
center is a mortise of about 10cm in diameter and 8cm deep.
references Colonna-Ceccaldi 187071, p. 366, fig. 4 (= Colonna-
Ceccaldi 1882, p.43, fig.4); Cesnola 1885, pl.I.2.
cat. 432
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cat. 433
Cat.433
Votive Ionic capital
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.9in. (22.9cm)
From the city of Golgoi
Myres 1376
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Cat.434
Votive Ionic capital
Early Roman period (?)
Limestone
H.13in. (33.7cm), upper part 18 18in. (47 47cm)
From the city of Golgoi
Myres 1378
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Cat.435
Cornice with a lions head
Early Roman period
Limestone
L.15in. (40.3cm), H.6116in. (15.3cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Myres 1387
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Cat.436
Cornice with a lions head
Roman period
Limestone
L.261516in. (68.5cm), W.9116in. (23cm), H.91316in. (25cm)
From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
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Cat.437
Votive relief with a lion killing a bull and two human
figures
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.17in. (45.1cm), 26in. (W.66.7cm)
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lar trapezoidal form. The right foreleg of the left lion seems to
be grasping the figures upper arm.
commentary The damaged head does not allow a definitive identification with the hero or god master of animals.
However, the fact that the figure chokes two lions at the same
time seems to suit Herakles less well than Bes or a related
demon.1 This relief, similar to Cat.437, may also date from the
second half of the sixth centuryb.c.
1. Compare a scarab with a winged Bes overcoming two lions: Reyes
2001, p.151, fig.372.
references Doell 1873, p. 50, no. 773, pl. XI.9; Cesnola 1877,
description The top of the relief is damaged. Above the
Cat.439
Naiskos with Egyptianizing decoration
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Chalk limestone
H.41116in. (11.8cm)
From Golgoi, site near the temple
Myres 1034
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references Doell 1873, p. 50, no. 772, pl. XI.8; Cesnola 1877,
Cat.438
Votive relief with a master of lions
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.16in. (42.9cm), W.19in. (48.9cm)
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description The top of the relief is damaged. Above a flat
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Cat.440
Slab (part of a statue base) with Herakles
and the cattle of Geryon
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.34in. (87.3cm), H.20716in. (52cm), W.215164in.
(7.510.5cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios, in the field west
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cat. 440
hard stone used in Greece and in the Near East, the sculptor
adopted the graphic technique of very low relief. Around the
dog Orthros, he even created a depression resembling sunken
relief. However, reference to Egyptian models goes beyond
this technical aspect, since the composition on two registers,
dominated by a large heroic figure, unquestionably recalls that
of monumental reliefs. On Egyptian temples of the New
Kingdom, these reliefs show a colossal pharaoh slaughtering
his enemies distributed over several registers, vertically and/or
in depth.3 For example, Thoutmosis III dominates a monolithic
group of Asians in the temple of Amon-Re at Karnak, or
Ramses III shoots the Sea Peoples with a bow on his funerary
temple of Medinet Habu.4 These principles of technique and
composition do not really have an equivalent in Greece and
will not continue in Cypriot art. However, they serve the cause
of a myth well known in Greek literature and art since the
seventh century b.c., that of Herakles voyage to the West
and of his victory over the triple Geryon, whose cattle are
guarded by the dog Orthros and the herdsman Eurytion. The
presentation of the scene here is original: Geryon himself is
not represented, Eurytion tries to flee holding an uprooted
tree, Orthros has three heads like Cerberus, instead of two,
and the majority of the space is devoted to the representation
of the cattle, a very dense group that particularly evokes
Egyptian reliefs. It is possible that the scene on the base formed
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Bruckmann 18881900, pl.207.1; Masson 1971, p.317, fig.10; V. Karageorghis
1981, pp.8081, pl.2; Tatton-Brown 1984, pp.17071, pl.XXXIII.1; Brize
1980, p.142, no.72, pl.8.3; Zervoudaki 1988, no.49*; Brize 1990, no.2512;
M. Amandry 1991, pl. II; Hermary 1992a, pp. 13238, fig. 7; Woodford
1994, no. 21*; V. Karageorghis 1998, pp. 5860, fig. 23; V. Karageorghis
2000a, no.192.
Cat.441
Fragmentary relief with a tree and birds of prey
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (26cm), W.14in. (35.6cm), D.4516in. (11cm)
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description The block, preserved in its full width, but
broken both above and below, shows, in low relief, a tree with a
narrow trunk. Branches with different kinds of leaves, some
oval, some pointed, are grafted diagonally to the trunkunless
the oval ones represent fruit. Two birds, with summarily
rendered wings and plumage and facing in opposite directions,
stand in profile on two of these branches, now lost below the
break. Their hooked beaks designate them as birds of prey.
The one on the right, almost worked in sunk relief, is larger
and more carefully worked.
commentary The function of the object is enigmatic:
given the findspot, a votive relief comes to mind, but this is a
references Doell 1873, p. 56, no. 830, pl. XIII.15; Cesnola 1885,
pl.XXVII.86; Tatton-Brown 1984, p.171, pl.XXXIII.3.
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references Doell 1873, p. 52, no. 780; Cesnola 1877, pl. XLVIII;
Cesnola 1885, pl. XXVII.89; Cesnola 1903, pl. CXXXVIII.2; Yavis 1949,
p. 138, no. 17, p. 173 n. 22; Masson 1961/1983, no. 282; Dentzer 1982,
pp.279, 568, no.R7, fig.189; Tatton-Brown 1984, p.173, pl.XXXIII.2.
Cat.443
Footstool(?) with the chimra and a syllabic inscription
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7in. (20cm), L.28716in. (72.2cm), Th. 11516in.
(28.7cm)
From the ruins of Golgoi (Cesnola 1885), not the sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios (Cesnola 1877)
Myres 1858
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Cat.442
Fragment of an altar with a relief and a syllabic
inscription
Early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.9516in. (23.7cm), W.of the decorated area 3316in. (8cm)
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tion is rather negligently inscribed within a kind of checkerboard consisting of eleven times six fields, each containing a
syllabic sign. Two other syllabic signs are inscribed on the left
back corner as seen by the viewer.
commentary This footstool, like Cat. 444, must not
come from the sanctuary of Ayios Photios, since it is not
listed by Doell, nor mentioned by Colonna-Ceccaldi. Comparison with the footstool from one of the royal tombs from
Tamassos1 prompts one to attribute the same function to the
two works from Golgoi. However, the inscription inscribed on
the top makes the hypothesis of a funerary purpose for the
object difficult. Might it come from another sanctuary or a
palace where it would have been associated with a throne
or a kline? The fact that the toolmarks were not removed at the
back indicates, in any case, that the object was visible only on
three sides.
As Olivier Masson pointed out, reverting to an observation
by Lon Lacroix, the motif of the chimra seems to allude to
the Sicyonian origins of Golgoi, mentioned by Stephanus
Byzantius. On the Classical coins of Sicyon, the representation
of the monster is comparable to that on the relief. However,
Bellerophon is, with Perseus, a hero particularly favored in the
Greco-Persian milieu of that period (see the sarcophagus
Cat. 491); one can even suppose, conversely, that the early
presence in Golgoi of the image of Bellerophon and the
chimra gave rise to the tradition of a Sicyonian foundation
of the city.
Myres expressed himself indecisively about the date of this
object, saying that it probably belonged to the same monument
as the other footstool, placed by him at the beginning of the
sixth centuryb.c., but also that the style of the chimra indicated instead the end of the century. Masson upheld the earlier
chronology, which must certainly be discarded. Comparing
coins from Sicyon and certain Attic vases, Veronica TattonBrown proposed a date during the fifth centuryb.c. The con-
nections between the head of the chimra and that of the wild
animals from the Golgoi sarcophagus, and between the rosettes
and those from the large Hathor capital from Amathus,2 seem
to me to indicate a date around 480b.c., the high point of the
production of reliefs at Golgoi. The inscription on the upper
face of the block is almost certainly a later graffito (the same is
true for the two alphabetical letters). Its content is enigmatic,
like that of a text painted on an ostracon from Salamis that
presents strong similarities.3 The connection between Salamis
and Golgoi is interesting. Both inscriptions could be related to
a regional version of the language called Eteocypriot.4 The
checkerboard layout suggests a game, like others known
on Cyprus.5
1. Buchholz 1974, p.583, fig.40, p.589, fig.49.
2. Hermary 1985; Hermary 2000a, pl.83.
3. Masson 1961/1983, no.318 (A) (I); Egetmeyer 1992, pp.24142.
4. Egetmeyer 2012.
5. See, in particular, Michaelidou-Nicolaou 1965.
Cat.444
Footstool with a lion killing a bull
Second quarter or middle of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.7in. (19.7cm), L.221516in. (58.3cm), D.9116in. (23cm)
From the ruins of Golgoi (Cesnola 1885), not the sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios (Cesnola 1877)
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missing. Under a flat band, the decorated field is cut into the
form of an arch. Two large, sixteen-petaled rosettes project in
low relief from a background painted red. They are each
surrounded by a lotus stem ending in two pendant buds. At the
center, on a ground line painted red, a lion bites into the spine
of a bull that has fallen on its forelegs. The muzzle of the wild
animal and the head of its victim, shown frontally, are summarily worked. There are some traces of fire.
commentary The form of the object, the technique of the
decoration, and the composition with rosettes surrounded by a
lotus stem that frames a figural motif suggest a connection
with Cat.443. It is not enough, however, to claim, with Myres,
that both footstools belong together. The dimensions are
different; moreover, the fighting animals are a more common
motif than the chimra, and the rosettes are less skillfully
executed. Be that as it may, it is difficult to assume a significant
chronological interval between the two works and this second
footstool should not be later than around the mid-fifth
centuryb.c. The fact that the interior is hollowed out indicates
that it could not have supported a heavy weight.
references Cesnola 1877, p. 159 with fig.; Cesnola 1885,
Cat.445
Small altar, decorated with two figured scenes
and a syllabic inscription
First half of the 5th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.9in. (23.5cm)
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Cat.446
Small altar with reliefs on three sides
Second half of the 5th or 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.10in. (25.7cm), W.7in. (17.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.447
Fragment of a votive relief with a quadriga(?)
and a syllabic inscription
4th centuryb.c. or Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.6in. (16.5cm), W.7in. (20cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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Cat.448
Votive relief with scenes related to the cult
of Apollo and a syllabic inscription
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.12in. (31.8cm), L.19in. (50.5cm), W.
3 161in.
(0.52.5cm)
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five horse legs that appear to float. Only the end of the inscription, in two lines, survives.
references Cesnola 1903, pl. CXXVIII.3; Masson 1961/1983,
no.272.
cat. 447
restorations, is pierced at the top with two holes for suspension. The figures are carved in low relief, the contours slightly
concave. Above, on the right, the god Apollo is identified by
the kithara that he touches with his left hand. The uprights are
slightly curved and at each end of the the crosspiece is a small
ball. Apollo sits on a rock(?), with his left leg advanced. He
extends a phiale with the right hand. He wears a long-sleeved
chiton, with a belt at the waist, and a himation that is fastened
on the shoulders and falls on the back. His face, in left profile,
appears to be smiling. The back of his head is restored. In front
of him is a large altar, the top of which assumes the shape of
two breasts. Two(?) syllabic signs are engraved on its surface:
te-o, to the god (?). Six figures, with red hair, climb a slope to
approach the god. In the lead is a man wearing a chiton and a
himation; his face and extended right hand have disappeared.
He is followed by a woman in a long chiton; her himation is
raised over her head like a veil, thus hiding her right arm; only
her raised right hand shows. In her left arm she holds a baby
whose head and pointed cap are visible. Two young boys
dressed like their father follow; one boy holds a jug with his
right hand, the other boy, smaller, shown frontally, places his
right hand on his hip. Lower down, on the left, two young girls
are represented like their mother, but their heads are not
veiled. A celebration is represented in the lower register. The
group to the right is made up of five banqueters who recline
directly on the ground opposite an aulos player, whose head is
damaged. He reclines near a krater bearing the syllabic signs
o-pa (= o(m)pha, oracle?), above which appears the top of an
amphora (or a psykter), painted entirely in red. All these
figures wear a chiton and himation. The banqueters are
crowned and apparently beardless. They each hold a cup
except for the banqueter at the center, who turns toward the
other group while raising his right hand; his face is missing.
The artist did not have the space necessary to show the lower
body of the musician, nor that of the banqueter on the left, nor
the base of the krater. The other group consists of five figures
holding hands and dancing. On the left are three young boys
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wearing knee-length tunics; the one on the left raises his right
hand. On the right are two women, each of whom wears a
chiton and a himation; the taller one is veiled. Myres noted
traces of red paint on several places.
commentary The interest of this small relief was
emphasized upon its discovery. Its iconography gives us the
most detailed image of early Cypriot worship, of which Apollo
is the beneficiary, as in several dedications from the sanctuary
of Ayios Photios. Two locations are differentiated. First, that
of the procession toward the altar, situated on a height of a
group that certainly constitutes a family. There is no sacrificial
animal, nor visible offering, only the jug alludes to a libation, as
does the phiale extended by the god. Second, lower down, that
of a festival that gathers more figures, but only two women
(unless the musician is also female). As is usual, music and
dance at a banquet are prominent. It is difficult to say if
the registers evoke two successive moments of the worship
rendered by the same figures, or if the two scenes are simultaneous. The meticulousness of the representation allows one to
note the following points:
The sacred space includes two separate zones, that of the
altar, where the divinity resides, and that of the banquets.
No constructed element is represented: the altar is either
carved in the rock or made of a monolithic block, as at Ayia
Irini.1 The banquet takes place outdoors, without any special
furniture. Still, there is a certain refinement shown by the pres-
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that the large figure is a woman, but rather the god Apollo,
owing to his garment and to the movement of his arm, which
appears to indicate that he was playing the lyre or the kithara,
as on the relief Cat.455. The identification of the small nude
figure with the god Eros is obvious if the identification of wings
is correct. The very brief inscription offers no indication.
references Doell 1873, p. 50, no. 768, pl. XI.4; Cesnola 1903,
pl.CXXV.3; Masson 1961/1983, no.274.
Cat.450
Votive relief with a scene related to the cult
of Apollo and a syllabic inscription
Early Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.7in. (19.1cm), L.11in. (28.9cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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description The top of the relief is missing. The band at
cat. 449
Cat.449
Fragment of a votive relief with a syllabic inscription
Early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.8116in. (20.5cm), W.7in. (20cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
Myres 1879
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description The lower left part of the relief remains. A
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cat. 451
Masson 1961/1983, no. 265, pl. XLVII; Yon 1986, p. 143, fig. 16;
V. Karageorghis 1998, p. 187, fig. 137; Neumann 1999; V. Karageorghis
2000a, no.415; V. Karageorghis 2006, p.213, no.211, fig.227.
Cat.451
Fragmentary votive relief with cult scenes
and a syllabic dedication to Apollo
Early Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.7in. (20cm), L.12in. (30.5cm), W.1in. (3.2cm)
Myres 1873
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description The top and the left part of the relief are
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Cat.452
Fragment of a votive relief with a syllabic inscription
Early Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.7516in. (18.5cm), W.4in. (10.8cm)
Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios Photios
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cat. 453
Cat.453
Fragmentary votive relief with a boat and a syllabic
inscription
Early Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.4516in. (11cm), W.2316in. (5.5cm)
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Myres 1876
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Cat.454
Fragment of a votive relief dedicated to Apollo
Early Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.3316in. (8cm), W.61116in. (17cm)
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description The top right remains, with a syllabic
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Cat.455
Votive relief with Zeus and other gods, and a syllabic
inscription
Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.12in. (30.5cm), W.16316in. (41.1cm)
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of Myres, who saw here the musician as a votary and his son
flanking Zeus, must be abandoned: the divine hierarchy is
actually suggested by the size and the position of the gods.
Zeus, of imposing size, dominates at the center, facing him
Apollo, with Hermes, smaller, behind. The long inscription is
a sententious text that says nothing about the worshipper nor
about the divinities of Golgoi. Markus Egetmeyer has given
the following translation: Greetings! Eat, Lord, and drink.
Never say a grand word. To immortal gods, all they desire is
available to satiety. A god has no consideration for man, but
what happens is what must happen. The gods direct all that
men think. Greetings!
The head of Zeus is of the same type as the colossal head in
the Louvre, found at Malloura,1 that probably dates from the
end of the Hellenistic period. The corkscrew curls that fall on
the sides could recall an Alexandrian Sarapis, but the thunderbolt here clearly identifies the master of Olympus. If the comparison with the large head from Malloura is significant, a date
at the end of the Hellenistic period would also be likely: the
relief would thus attest to a late use of traditional syllabary.
1. Hermary 1989a, no.632; Hermary 2009a, fig.14.11.
cat. 456
Cat.456
Fragment of a figure(?) in semi-relief with an
alphabetic inscription
Hellenistic period (?)
Limestone
H.8716in. (21.5cm)
Myres 1913
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description A figure in semi-relief emerges from a
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catalogue chapter 12
Funerary Monuments
introduction
Cypriot funerary sculptures were long neglected by scholars.
An initial study by Veronica Tatton-Brown, published in 1986,
was followed by the work of Elena Pogiatzi (2003a), and I have
also presented a brief synthesis on the subject (2004). Cesnola
had gathered a remarkable collection, as it assembled every
type of monument from the Archaic through the Roman
period; most of them originated from the necropolis of Golgoi,
which provided many other interesting objects.1 Despite the
dispersal of part of this ensemble, the Metropolitan Museum
still owns works of fine quality, characteristic of the evolution
of the entire production.
Like the votive statues, the funerary sculptures develop
from the end of the seventh or beginning of the sixth centuryb.c., but the works from this period are rare and represent almost exclusively lions and sphinxes. This production
enjoys considerable expansion in different forms during the
fifth century: prestigious works like the sarcophagi with figural
decoration at Amathus and Golgoi (Cat. 490, 491); marble
anthropoid sarcophagi from Kition and Amathus (Cat. 495,
496), characteristic of the Phoenician communities on the
island; slabs with relief decoration included in built tombs,
such as at Pyla;2 and, particularly, local limestone stelai with
figural decoration. The end of the kingdoms leads, it seems, to
a near-disappearance of this type of sculpture, which regains a
certain favorespecially at Golgoitoward the beginning of
the Roman period. The group realized by Zoilos (Cat. 489)
shows that this local tradition is still alive at the end of the first
or the beginning of the second centurya.d.
Although little is known about the context of their discovery, several accounts suggest that, contrary to what happened
in the Greek world, Cypriot funerary sculptures were not
placed outside, above the tomb, but in the corridor leading to
the burial chamber (dromos). However, the original placement
of the lions and the sphinxes from Tamassos is far from certain;3 the question is whether these few monuments with
inscriptions were made to be seen: for example, on the stele of
Karyx, found at Golgoi,4 the alphabetic inscription probably
designates the figure as a Greek of non-Cypriot origin who
could hope that his stele would remain visible above the tomb,
as was the case in the Greek cities.
notes
1. Hermary 1989a, nos.981, 993; Pogiatzi 2003a.
2. Masson 1966, pp.910, fig.6; V. Karageorghis 1998, p.103, fig.59.
3. Solomidou-Ieronymidou 2001.
4. Hermary 1989a, no.981.
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cat. 457
Cat.457
Slab with the head of Hathor
First half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.34in. (87.6cm), W.20in. (51.4cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
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much larger-sized shaft sawed off below the broad collar. The
small round mortise at the top is probably modern, but not the
two mortises on either side (5.5 5cm, depth 8cm) that were
used to attach an added element, probably a naiskos. The
mortise on the viewers right is missing. The stone is worn,
with holes toward the bottom of the front and the sides. On the
lower, wider part of the slab, the broad collar is executed in low
relief. It is divided into three bands around a central part
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cat. 458
Cat.458
Finial of a funerary stele with volutes
and the head of Hathor
Second or third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.18in. (46.4cm), L.31116in. (78.8cm), W.2in. (6cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1419
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description The finial, which is broken off at the bottom,
presents an abacus consisting of three bands, with a checkerboard pattern on the short left end. The lotus flowers at the
bottom are mostly missing. Above, three U-shaped volutes end
in a piece of fruit (the outer volute), a lotus flower on a long
stem (the central volute), and two lotus flowers (the inner
volute). At the center, a Hathor head with a smiling expression
and large bulbous eyes is set on a broad collar with no decoration. The hair forms a smooth roll bound by three groups of
three ribbons on which appear the small bovine ears.
commentary Katja Walcher identified and commented
upon all the Proto-Aeolic capitals known on Cyprus.1 The
decoration on this capital is most unusual, even if a very small
head of the goddess Hathor is sometimes represented, above a
crescent and a disk, in the triangle at the base of the capital.2
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Cat.460
Finial of a funerary stele with two seated lions
Ca. third quarter of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.23316in. (58.8cm), L.33in. (86cm)
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description Two lions sit back-to-back on a cavetto finial
cat. 459
Cat.459
Finial of a funerary stele with a seated lion
Late 7th century or early 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.17in. (43.2cm), L.14in. (36.8cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1393
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description The upper body of a lion seated to the right
Cat.461
Finial of a funerary stele with two recumbent lions
Late 6th or early 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.231516in. (60.9cm), H.14316in. (36cm)
From the ruins of Idalium
Myres 1390
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description The cavetto finial is decorated with a winged
references Doell 1873, p. 55, no. 826, pl. XIII.16; Cesnola 1885,
pl.CXXII.909; Brunn and Bruckmann 18881900, pl.207.1; Pogiatzi 2003a,
p.110, no.8, pl.V.
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cat. 462
Cat.462
Finial of a funerary stele with a recumbent lion
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.32716in. (82.5cm), H.19in. (48.3cm)
From the necropolis of Salamis
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description The lion is recumbent to the right, with the
front paws crossed, the tail passing behind the back right paw;
the tip of the back left paw is visible. The muzzle is carefully
rendered, with mouth open and tongue extended. The flamelike
tufts of the mane come to a point between the front paws.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. XCV.635; Pogiatzi 2003a, p. 126,
no.28, pl.XVIII.
cat. 463
Cat.463
Fragment of a funerary stele with a recumbent lion
Late 5th or 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.12in. (32.4cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1394
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cat. 464
cat. 465
Cat.464
Finial of a funerary stele with a seated lion
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
H.17in. (44.8cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
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description The lion is seated to the right, his head
turned toward the viewer. Both front paws are very short and
also frontal. The mane forms a long point between the paws.
The slightly tilted head is flat, the face round; the mouth is
open, the tongue extended. The work is awkward. There are
toolmarks on the back.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. LXXXIV.549; Perrot and Chipiez
1885, p.597, fig.407.
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cat. 467
Cat.465
Part of a funerary stele with a disk and a crescent
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.22in. (55.9cm), W.16in. (41.9cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1416
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description Broken at the bottom, the slab narrows
Cat.467
Finial of a funerary stele with two recumbent sphinxes
Middle of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.14in. (35.6cm), W.21in. (55.2cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1411
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Cat.466
Funerary stele with two recumbent sphinxes
Second half of the 6th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.19in. (48.3cm), W.211316in. (55.3cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1410
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paw, and the wings are missing; there is a break on the nose.
The sphinx, the body of which projects in high relief from the
background, was probably one of a pair. It must have been
placed back-to-back with another sphinx. The body of the
sphinx is thin, the tail curled up on the hindquarters. There is
the beginning of a large, sickle-shaped wing with two rows of
feathers. Sculpted in the round, the head is turned toward the
viewer. The smiling face is slightly tilted. The sphinx wears
rosette-shaped earrings and a choker around the neck. The
locks on the forehead and in front of the ears are very thick. On
the top of the head is a diadem and the locks are squared. The
hair is long on the back; on the right, near the ears, are three
long tresses. Traces of red paint are found on the wings, the
mouth, and the choker.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CVI.694.
cat. 468
Cat.468
Fragment of a funerary stele with a seated sphinx
Middle of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.13in. (34.6cm)
From a necropolis at Salamis
Myres 1086
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Cat.469
Finial of a funerary stele with two seated sphinxes
Late 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.18in. (46.4cm), W.261516in. (68.5cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1412
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description The finial of the stele forms a relief, the
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cat. 470
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notes: The stele was broken from side to side, through the
bodies of the sphinxes; the forelegs of each were broken and
repaired with a great deal broken off; repairs and restorations
by Balliard. Balliard said that a head in the collection (which he
could not identify) was found near the paws of the sphinx on
the left, and he attached it to the body, but, it was decided later
to remove it as not belonging. Having not been able to
examine the underside, I cannot say if the stele was broken or
was sawn off at the level of the ends of a knotted sash that is
shown in low relief on the front and painted red. The finial,
Cat.470
Funerary stele with two seated sphinxes
and a knotted sash
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.341116in. (88.2cm), W.261516in. (68.5cm), Th. 5in.
(14cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
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cat. 471
which juts out well beyond the shaft of the stele, is decorated
on the lower part by a frieze of egg and dart, the edges of which
are painted red. Three palmettes that appear against a red
background are placed in front of the sphinxes; one at the
center, the other two at the corners, on which each sphinx
places a front paw. Seated back-to-back, they have very long
curved wings with two rows of feathers and considerable
added color. Each sphinx wears a necklace with long pendants.
The head of the sphinx on the left is missing, the other is
turned outward in three-quarter view. Her hair is long, with
twisted locks pulled back on the sides and covering the ears.
The paint is reddish brown. The crown on the head is decorated
with incised circles and merlons. The back is roughed out.
Cat.471
Funerary stele with a sacred tree and sphinxes
First half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.291116in. (75.5cm), W.30in. (76.2cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1420
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Cat.472
Funerary stele with a sacred tree and sphinxes
Middle of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.531516in. (137.1cm), W.32 in (81.3cm), Max. Th. 21516in.
(7.5cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1418
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cat. 472
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cat. 473
Cat.473
Finial of a funerary stele with a sacred tree and sphinxes
First half of the 4th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.25in. (65.4cm), W.341516in. (88.8cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1417
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description Under the abacus with three fasciae, two
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Cat.474
Funerary stele with volutes and a Hathor head
Late 5th centuryb.c.?
Limestone
H.23316in. (59cm), W.221116in. (57.6cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1415
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description The upper part of the flat stele is decorated
Cat.475
Finial of a funerary stele
Late 5th or early 4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.11716in. (29cm), W.151116in. (39.8cm), Th. 41316in. (12.3cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1374
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description The pediment, broken at each end, has
Cat.476
Statuette of a mourning siren
4th centuryb.c. or early Hellenistic period
Limestone
H.15116in. (38.3cm)
From Salamis
Myres 1090
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description Modeled in the round, the statuette stands
no.427.
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cat. 477
Cat.477
Finial of a funerary stele with a recumbent lion
and a banquet scene
Middle or third quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.19in. (49.5cm), W.23in. (60.3cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1385
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cat. 478
facing right, the head turned toward the viewer. The mouth is
open, the muzzle furrowed, the eyes surrounded by thick
eyelids. The long mane has carefully combed strands. The
front paws are crossed and the tail passes behind the back
paws. The lion is separated by an egg-and-dart frieze from the
banquet scene, of which only the upper right part remains.
The frontal head of a man has a long beard and a wreath of
leaves; the facial expression is faintly smiling, the eyes are
surrounded by thick eyelids, and there are thick locks on the
forehead. He wears a pleated himation and holds a small
pouch or purse in his raised left hand.
Cat.478
Fragment of a funerary stele with a banquet scene
with a man, a child, and two women
Third quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.20in. (50.8cm), W.22in. (57.2cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1382
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Cat.479
Funerary stele of a woman
Third quarter of the 5th centuryb.c. (?)
H.57in. (144.8cm), W.27in. (70.5cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1400
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description The woman, shown frontally, appears in high
cat. 479
p.77, pl.36a.
Cat.480
Stele with two registers: a banquet scene
and dexiosis (clasping of hands)
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.481516in. (124.4cm), W.31in. (80cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
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cat. 480
chest and a himation that extends like a veil over her head. In
her left hand is a piece of fruit. The figures may be clasping
hands, as in the manner of the dexiosis, or they may be holding
an object together. All the faces are worn and show a smiling
expression. The hair of each figure is carefully combed. There
are many toolmarks on the background of the relief, especially
of the point.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. CXLI.1053; Masson 1971, p. 314,
fig. 8; Dentzer 1982, p. 569, no. R16, fig. 197; V. Karageorghis 2000a,
no. 348; Pogiatzi 2003a, p. 130, no. 32, pl. XX; Pogiatzi 2003b,
p.79, pl.9.1.
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cat. 481
Cat.481
Finial of a funerary stele with a recumbent lion
and a banquet scene
4th centuryb.c.
Limestone
H.20in. (50.8cm), W.23316in. (59cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
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cat. 483
and clasps the hand of his companion. Between them are the
remains of an object. On the left, two figures wearing chitons,
probably children, approach the group. The one in front places
his left hand on the banqueter; the one behind places his left
hand on the head of his companion. The top of the shaft also
had figural decoration, but only a small crowned head remains
on the right. The style of the faces, in particular that of the
bearded man, indicate a date in the fourth centuryb.c.
references Cesnola 1885, pl. CXXI.901; Dentzer 1982, p. 568,
no.R13, fig.195; Pogiatzi 2003a, p.126, no.29, pl.XVIII.
Cat.482
Tombstone of Aristokretes: a pediment with
a syllabic inscription and a relief decoration
Second half of the 4th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
H.13916in. (34.5cm), W.47in. (121cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1857
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Cat.483
Funerary stele with a banquet scene
Early Roman period (Pogiatzi-Richter: middle of
the first centurya.d.)
Limestone
H.36in. (93.3cm), W.301116in. (78cm),
Th. 10716in. (26.5cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1402
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description For the state of preservation, the report of
1907 notes: The front edge of the frame of the relief, on each
side, has been restored. The upper left-hand corner, including
the head of the seated figure, was broken away, and the left
eyebrow of this figure has been restored: repaired and restored
by Balliard. The report understates the amount of intervention, particularly on the heads and necks of the youths. A
young man wearing a chiton, a himation, and a thick vegetal
wreath on his head reclines on a couch. The mattress is articulated with vertical incisions. The expression is severe, the nose
remodeled, and the eyelids thick. The wreath, now heavily
restored, is made of leaves and berries. The left arm is missing,
as is the right hand that clasped the hand of another young
man seated at the end of the couch. He wears the same
garments and has the same face, but his wreath forms a roll
around his head and he wears a ring on the left index finger. In
front of the couch, on a three-legged table is set a dish with a
loaf of bread and three pieces of fruit. A hole is bored on either
side of the head of the figure on the left, but it does not go
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Cat.484
Funerary stele with a seated woman
Early Roman period
Limestone
H.41in. (105.7cm), W.17in. (44.5cm), D.5in. (13cm)
From the necropolis of Salamis
Myres 1399
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description The stele is crowned by a very schematic
cat. 485
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cat. 486
Cat.485
Head of a bearded man from a funerary stele
Early Roman period
Limestone
H.11in. (29.2cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1311
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description A part of the left edge of the stele and, in
high relief, the head of a figure with a small pointed beard and
a long mustache remain. The facial expression is smiling.
There is a vertical gash at the top of the forehead. There are
traces of red paint on the eyeballs; the upper eyelids are
Cat.486
Funerary stele of a beardless man
Early Roman period
Limestone
H.51in. (129.5cm), W.30in. (76.2cm)
From a burying ground near Dali
Myres 1397
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Cat.487
Funerary stele with four figures
Early Roman period (Pogiatzi-Richter: third quarter
of the first centurya.d.)
Limestone
H.59in. (150.5cm), W.39in. (99.7cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1403
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Cat.488
Funerary stele of a boy
Early Roman period?
Limestone
H.301116in. (78cm), W.161516in. (43cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1398
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description The stele tapers upward and is concave on
the back. The top is missing. Within the niche a young boy is
shown frontally; his feet are spread but on the same level. His
chiton falls below the knees. In his lowered left hand is a bird,
the beak of which he touches with his other hand. The facial
features are coarse, the expression severe. The forehead nearly
disappears under wavy locks. On each side of the head is a
circular hole that does not go through the stone.
cat. 488
references Doell 1873, p. 52, no. 781, pl. XII.8; Cesnola 1885,
pl.CXXVI.919; Pogiatzi 2003a, p.192, no.107, pl.LX.
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cat. 489
Cat.489
Funerary group with the signature of Zoilos of Golgoi
Late 1st century or early 2nd centurya.d.
Limestone
H.43in. (109.2cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1381
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description The group is sculpted in the round. The
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are rendered on the back. The plinth beneath the feet of the
servant bears the signature of Zoilos of Golgoi.
commentary The fact that the funerary monument is
sculpted in the round and that it bears the sculptors signature
make this work exceptional. The theme of the servant bringing
a jewelry box to her mistress is taken from Classical funerary
stelai, but the inscription, the style of the figures, and, in
particular, the hairstyle of the deceased, whose curls on the
forehead recall those of a stele from Golgoi in the Louvre,1
suggest a date toward the end of the first century or the
beginning of the second centurya.d.
1. Hermary 1989a, no.993.
Limestone Sarcophagi
(cat. 490494)
Besides the large group of sculptures from GolgoiAyios
Photios, the Cesnola Collection is distinguished by two sarcophagi with figural decoration found at Amathus and Golgoi.
Other fragments discovered at Golgoicertainly not in the
sanctuary of Ayios Photios, as indicated by Cesnolabelong
to sarcophagi lids: one of them (Cat.493) is decorated with a
lion, like the large sarcophagus Cat.491; two others are decorated with snakes (Cat. 492). These two motifs were
associated on a sarcophagus from Golgoi that is known only
from a drawing by Max Ohnefalsch-Richter.1 During the fifth
century b.c., therefore, the sculpture workshops at Golgoi
regularly produced sarcophagi with figural decoration in addition to stelai, as seen in examples above. For the first half of the
fifth century b.c., we now know from Palaepaphos a polychrome sarcophagus in a more naive style, but with original
iconography.2 On one of the long sides, the attack of a city by
Cat.490
The Amathus sarcophagus
First quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Hard limestone
Sarcophagus: L.93516in. (237cm), W.46716in. (118cm),
H.371316in. (96cm)
Lid: 230cm, W.44in. (113cm), H.20116in. (51cm)
Figured scenes: H.20116in. (51cm), L.44in. (113cm) and
35716in. (90cm)
From the north necropolis of Amathus
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and in profile, a young beardless man with curly hair places his
hand on the edge of the chariot; his legs are visible in the back.
The procession continues along the long side B, with the
same kind of chariot as the preceding ones, but the wheels
have ten spokes. The first chariot is occupied by two bearded
men in profile. The driver has curly hair; the passenger,
straight hair with curls at the ends. The passenger holds his
bent right arm under a pleated garment; the left, also bent, may
have carried an object. The last chariot, also of the same kind,
has an element at the front for attaching the reins. There are
two figures: the driver, with straight hair and probably beardless, and a bearded passenger with curly hair who turns toward
the foot soldiers. He places his right hand on the edge of the
chariot. Over his shoulders he wears a garment with pleated
panels that fall on his chest. His left arm, originally raised, is
lost. At the center of the chariot box, a kind of spool must have
been used to hang up weapons and other objects. The procession ends with three soldiers who stride forward. The left legs
of the last two pass behind the right leg of the soldier who
precedes them. Each soldier wears a short-sleeved tunic that is
clearly visible on the last one. The first soldier and the last also
wear a cloak draped over the left shoulder. The cloak of the
soldier at the center is draped over both shoulders and falls in
zigzag folds between the legs. Each soldier carries a round
shield on his left arm and a spear. Their right arms are bent
the arm of the soldier at the center more clearly so, and his
hand rests on his garment. The first foot soldier is beardless
and has straight hair; the other two are bearded with curls.
On the short front end, to the right in relation to the start
of the procession, four Bes figures, the torsos of which are
presented frontally, walk toward the rightas indicated by the
legs in profile, the space between them, and the bent right legs.
Only the left figure is entirely preserved. What remains of the
three others indicates that they were similar. Preserved are the
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whole body except the head of the second, the lower legs of the
third, the legs and proper left arm of the fourth. The garments
consist of a mid-length kilt with vertical pleats, secured at the
waist by a belt and decorated with a small fringe above the
knees. The hands are placed flat at the top of the thighs, the
torso and arms are muscular, the rib arch and the pectoral muscles are indicated as well as the navel. The upper chest is covered by a thick, rounded beard that consists of rows of curled
strands and is associated with a long, drooping mustache.
Faintly grimacing, the god extends his small tongue. His face
has a snub nose, high cheekbones, and a bumpy forehead, all
framed by hair falling in long straight locks onto the shoulders.
The ears are lionlike and two small twisted horns are placed
vertically on the head.
The short posterior end shows four nude women frontally,
their feet together; they pinch their breasts between the thumb
and the other fingers. The figures are shapely, the fold of the
pubes and the navel is shown. Two bead necklaces with a central pendant fall on their chests. A choker is visible on the first
two women at the left. There seem to be three rows of beads on
the first and two on the second. A bracelet circles each wrist.
Their poorly preserved faces have the same smiling expression. Their ears are adorned with spiral-shaped ear caps and
rings attached to the lobes. Their hair is arranged in rows of
curls with two long, curled locks falling over each shoulder.
The only preserved pediment of the lid, above the nude
women, is decorated with a complex vegetal motif. It consists
of two U-shaped volutes within each of which is a kind of tripartite mound supporting five tongued shoots, as on the trees
of life on the long sides. The remaining space is filled with
palmettes, seven in all: four on the inside of the volutes, one at
the center of the pediment, and one at each lateral corner. A
fragmentary palmette, sculpted in the round, constitutes the
central akroterion. Two sphinxes are placed on the slope of the
pediment. Cut out of the same block of stone as the lid, they
crouch, their bodies in profile and their heads turned toward
the viewer. The far paws are advanced and their tails rest on
their hindquarters. Their sickle-shaped wings, the tips of
which are missing, consist of three rows of quills and of scaleshaped feathers on their chests. Their facial expression is smiling; their hair, with a diadem, is long on the back. The sphinxes
surmounting the other pediment are heavily damaged, but
visibly similar. The front wing of the sphinx at the right is
whole but joined of three parts. As on the other monsters, the
two wings are joined by a limestone element left in place.
commentary The Amathus sarcophagus is exceptional
for the richness of its figural decoration, the preservation of
part of its polychromy, and, even more, the historical and
religious implications of its iconography. The long sides refer,
in all probability, to the deceased local king, surrounded by his
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4. A. Murray et al. 1900, p.88; Aupert and Hellmann 1984, fig.1, no.28.
tomb of fine masonry, was still shown in 1894, close below the surface,
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Cat.491
The Golgoi sarcophagus
Second quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.79916in. (202cm), W.281316in. (73.2cm), H.38in.
(96.5cm); Lid: L.81in. (207cm), W.29in. (74cm),
H.13in. (34.3.cm), H.of feet 5in. (12.7cm)
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are visible, one in profile, one frontally. On the table are cakes
and pieces of fruit (?) and beneath it a stool with four legs. The
young man who approaches the banqueter is totally nude, his
legs presented in profile, the upper torso almost frontally; his
hair covers the ears and the nape of the neck, a lock juts out
above his forehead. He holds a jug in his right hand and, probably, a strainer in the left. The second, similar couch is occupied by two figures. A young man wearing a wreath of leaves
reclines; his bent right leg is in profile, the left extended, and
the foot is seen frontally. His long pleated garment appears to
leave the shoulders totally bare. He holds a phiale in the left
hand; the right rests on the shoulder of a woman with her hair
in a sakkos (snood). She wears a chiton, a himation, and a
bracelet around her wrist, and places her right hand on the
chest of the man. The womans feet rest on a stool. The table
is similar to the one described above. Between this couch and
the next one, at the center of the composition, is a female aulos
player in profile to the right, her left leg advanced. She wears a
chiton and a himation; two panels appear under her forearms.
She seems to be wearing a sakkos and earrings.
The third couch is different in shape from the preceding
ones since each end curves outward and terminates in a volute.
It is occupied by a wreathed youth whose pose and garments
are the same as for the young man on the second couch, but he
holds in his left hand a small object that is difficult to identify
(a piece of fruit?). He does not touch the seated woman, who
extends her left hand toward the chin of her companion and, in
the right, holds an unidentifiable object against her thigh. Her
feet rest on a footstool. She wears a sakkos, a chiton, and a
himation that passes under her breasts. The table is similar to
the preceding ones. The fourth and last couch resembles the
first two. It is occupied by a young man with extended legs. He
holds a cup in his left hand and raises the right toward the
female lyre player seated next to him. His chest is bare and a
fillet is tied around his head with the ends falling behind his
back. The musician, who leans forward, plays a lyre with large
curved uprights; the small tortoiseshell box is barely visible.
She wears a sakkos, a chiton, and a himation. The toes of her
feet rest on a stool, the feet of which appear to have the form of
Proto-Aeolic half-capitals. The table is similar to the others.
At the far left stand a large volute-krater and a leafy tree; its
branches do not have room to spread out toward the left.
On the other long side, a hunting scene is represented in a
natural setting indicated by three trees with widely spread
branches, covered with pointed leaves. The trees are located
behind the boar, the bull, and the horse. The composition is
framed by two animals that are grazing peacefully: a doe on the
right, a horse on the left. The first group of hunters, at the right,
consists of two warriors who have struck with their spears a
boar turned to the right. The men wear Corinthian helmets and
breastplates with shoulder pieces and pteryges (flaps), under
which appears the edge of a tunic. Both hunters hold their
shields on the left arm. Farther to the left, two other hunters
similar to the preceding ones strike with their spears a small
bull that has fallen on his forelegs. However, one notes differences. A rooster stands behind the hunter on the right and
looks as though it were resting one foot on the warriors left
leg. The hunter on the left wears greaves and the hand holding
the spear rises higher than those of the others. On the left of the
composition, in front of the horse, an archer wearing a conical
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art at the end of the Archaic period and during the Classical
period, particularly along the western fringe of the Persian
empire.7 On Cyprus, the motif appears several times on the
Cypro-Phoenician bowls of the first part of the CyproArchaic periodend of the eighth and seventh centuriesb.c.8and it is taken up again in the small sculpture at
the end of the Archaic period (see Cat. 242, 243, 244, 245,
246). Its funerary symbolism, attested by the placement of
certain statuettes in tombs,9 is more clearly expressed from
about the middle of the fifth centuryb.c. on many funerary
stelai, in particular at Golgoi (Cat.477, 478, 480, 481). This
development parallels the one observed in Greco-Persian
art. The iconographic and stylistic connections between the
banquet on the Golgoi sarcophagus and those represented on
Attic pottery at the end of the Archaic period are evident, but
a characteristic of Cypriot art is the natural setting, as attested
by the tree shown on the left. On the other hand, one notes
that the elaborately worked couches, tables, and footstools
clearly distinguish this image from the one that is represented,
around the same period, on an amphoriskos from Amathus,10
or from the votive relief from Golgoi (Cat. 445). There, the
banqueters have no furniture at their disposal; mutatis mutandis, one recalls the famous banquet under the arbor of King
Ashurbanipal of Nineveh, that is, a celebration in the garden of
a palace or an urban sanctuary.
The composition of the scene, with its succession of couches
(klinai), a female aulos player at the center, and a large krater at
one end, reproduces the most common scenes in Attic pottery
between the end of the sixth centuryb.c. and the second half
of the fifth century b.c.11 The poses of the banqueters, the
shapes of the cups they hold and of the volute-krater
although it is awkwardly reproducedand, similarly, the fillet
that circles the figure on the couch on the left also refer to these
models.12 The young man who holds the jug and the strainer,
recalls, for example, the one on a cup by Makron, dated around
480b.c.13 Other elements are, however, more original.
The presence of seated women on three of the four
couches, a female lyre player on the left and two others whose
relation to the men suggests one of love, without the erotic
element being as manifest, either in their attitude or dress, as
in the hetairai on Attic pottery. However, the upper chest of
the seated woman on the third couch appears to be bare, like
those of the young men on the second and fourth couches.
These figures evoke the women on slightly later Cypriot funerary reliefs, where the scenes are indisputably familial.
The form of the couches, with their symmetrical curved
ends and thick mattresses that fit exactly between the top
of the uprights, are of a type apparently unknown in Attic
pottery.
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King and satraps of western Asia; these reserves served as hunting grounds for young men to prove their valor. The fact that
hunting is the best training for war, often stressed in the Greek
cities of the mainland, could be explained by the military dress
worn by four of the five men. But these iconographic choices
are probably better explained from a symbolic perspective.
The presence of the rooster behind the hunter who confronts the bull that has returned to its wild state acquires meaning in a nonrealistic context. The bird is not really present, but,
according to a convention in the Greek world of the period,
represents virility and the fighting spirit.23 Through its position and the action of its claw, the rooster points out the real
hero of this hunt, the one who destroyed the bull by striking it
frontally. This manner of expressing virility has a frequently
erotic connotation in the Greek world. Note an Attic whiteground squat lekythos that shows Eros in flight above two
confronted roosters; now in a private collection in Limassol, it
probably comes from Amathus or Kourion.24 The erotic implications of roosters assumes a heroic aspect on one of the large
funerary monuments from the Xanthos acropolis, decorated
with a frieze of roosters and hens.25 The same interpretation
probably applies to a relief fragment with two confronted
roosters discovered in the necropolis of Aghios Ermoyenis at
Kourion.26 The presence of roosters on several vases in the
style of Amathus27 could emphasize the connection between
this motif and the symbolism of royal power associated with
the cult of the Great Goddess; there may be additional funerary connotations. The central figure of the composition seems,
therefore, superior in status to his companions. This scene
cannot be defined as mythological. Still, it is disconcerting to
note that a bull collapsing on its forelegs is shown, probably
toward the middle of the fifth centuryb.c., on the reverse of a
stater generally attributed to Golgoi. Above the animal is a
felled tree, whereas on the obverse a nude hero brandishes an
ax with his right hand and grasps the trunk of a tree with the
left. As Michel Amandry has shown, this coin is to be associated with a stater and a tetrobole showing the same hero on the
obverse and a standing bovid under a laurel branch on the
reverse.28 Although it is very doubtful that Golgoi was ever a
kingdom and that the hero with the ax (Herakles?) on the
obverse is different from the warrior-hunter of the sarcophagus, the connection between the two motifs is perhaps not
fortuitous. Finally, it is noteworthy that on one end of the
Palaepaphos sarcophagus a lioness is attacking a boar.29 This
subject, which completes the heroic deeds on the other sides,
must be associated with the boar hunt on the Golgoi sarcophagus, but also the killing of the bull. In both cases, the hunters
are comparable to lions destroying their prey,30 or to the heroes
Herakles and Theseus. The rooster emphasizes their courage
and probably adds a promise of immortality.
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12. Cf. K. Hitzl 1982, p.144: das dargestellte Gefss verflscht nahezu alle
gesprochen werden kann (the vase that is depicted falsifies almost all
13. Beazley 1963, p.467.126; Vierneisel and Kaeser 1990, p.223, fig.36.3,
pl. XXXII; I. Hitzl 1991, pp. 6265, 200201, no. 37, figs. 4952; Ferron
Karageorghis 2000a, no. 331 (with detailed photos of the Gorgon, p. 198,
2007. (2) Banquet scene: Dentzer 1982, pp.24043, 568, no.R6, figs.185
17. For the Archaic period, see principally V. Karageorghis and Des Gagniers
188. (3) Perseus and the Gorgon: V. Karageorghis 1981, pp.8586, pl.VI.1;
and Moret 1999. (4) Figures in the chariot: M. A. Littauer and J. H.Crouwel,
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Cat.492
Two fragments of a sarcophagus lid with snakes
First half of the 5th centuryb.c.
Limestone
L.101516in. (27.8cm) and 111316in. (29.9cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi, not Sanctuary of Golgoi
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Cat.493
Fragment of a sarcophagus lid with a crouching lion
Second half of the 5th centuryb.c. (?)
Limestone
L.10in. (27cm)
Necropolis of Golgoi, not Sanctuary of GolgoiAyios
Photios
Myres 1107
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description The hollow in the lower part and the
Cat.494
Front slab of a sarcophagus
Hellenistic period
Limestone (not marble, as in Doell)
L.69in. (175.3cm), H.18in. (45.7cm)
Found near Larnaca (Doell)
Myres 1372
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description The coffin of the sarcophagus was whole at
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references Doell 1873, p. 58, no. 835, pl. XII.10; Cesnola 1877,
p.54; V. Karageorghis 2000a, no.334.
Marble Sarcophagi
(cat. 495496)
Sarcophagi of the type called anthropoidowing to their partially human formfound on Cyprus have been the subject of
many studies.1 The most remarkable example, however, was
discovered in 2008 at Kition. Besides the face, the arms and
feet of the figure are represented with astonishing care and,
above all, the polychromy is almost entirely preserved.2
notes
1. See Frede 2009, and references.
2. Georgiou 2009, pp.11823.
Cat.495
Female (?) anthropoid sarcophagus
Second quarter of the 5th centuryb.c.
Parian marble
L.83in. (211.5cm), W.36in. (93cm)
From Kition or surrounding area
Myres 1367
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description The massive sarcophagus narrows at the
level of the knees. The coffin is picked and hollowed over the
entire lower surface, except at the level of the chest and the
abdomen. The underside, scarcely roughed out, is indented.
The lid, with three small tenons at the top of the head and on
each side of the chest (the one on the left is higher than the
other), presents the line of the body very schematically. The
projection corresponding to the feet forms a small, slightly
hollow curve at the base. The head appears in high relief. The
oval face is surrounded by a thick mass of hair divided in large
picked spheres arranged in staggered rows, while the wavy
locks near the ears, three on each side, are flat and smooth.
The facial features are vigorously rendered: heavy-set mouth
and chin, linked by a depression under the corners of the lips,
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references Doell 1873, p. 58, no. 834, pl. XII.6; Cesnola 1877,
fig. p. 53; Cesnola 1885, pl. XCI.589; Hamdi Bey and Reinach 1893,
pp.15051, fig.55; Furtwngler 1905, p.279, fig.11; Kukahn 1955, pp.37, 84,
no.25, pl.26.2; Buhl 1987, p.217, fig.8; Yon 1990, pp.178, 184, no.1; Frede
2000, p.138, no.X.4, pls.120, 12.a; Lembke 2001, pp.59, 147, no.98, fig.18,
pls.47.b, 48.a; R. Bol 2005, p.115, fig.11; Frede 2009, pp.5456, fig.3ab.
Cat.496
Female anthropoid sarcophagus
Late 5th centuryb.c.
Parian marble
L.87in. (222.9cm), W.36316in. (92cm)
(at the feet 15in. [40cm])
From the necropolis of Amathus
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Cat.497
Funerary bust of a beardless man
Early Roman period
Limestone
H.9716in. (24cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1333
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description The surface is burned, especially on the left
Cat.498
Funerary bust of a beardless man
Early Roman period
Limestone
H.9916in. (24.3cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
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surface is blackened on the neck and near the right eye. The
stone shows many fissures. Two attachment holes are hollowed
out at the top of the shoulders. The left one is partly broken.
The youthful face has a smiling expression. The fine features
are well executed except for the ears. Comma-shaped locks
cover the entire head.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXLV.1148.
Cat.499
Funerary bust of a beardless man
Early Roman period
Limestone
H.81116in. (22cm)
Myres 1332
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Cat.500
Funerary bust of a beardless man
Early Roman period
Limestone
H.81516in. (22.6cm)
Myres 1334
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description The neck is missing and there is damage on
the left cheek, the nose, and the right ear. Almost the entire
surface is burned except at the back on the right. The head was
probably turned slightly to the right. The facial expression is
severe and a small wrinkle begins at the nose. There is a dimple
on the chin and a deep depression under the lower lip. The
hollow of the eyes, against the nose, is very deep-set. There
are irregular comma-like locks.
reference Cesnola 1885, plCXLIV.1134.
Cat.501
Funerary bust of a woman
Early Roman period
Limestone
H.8in. (21.6cm)
From a ruin near Dali
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description The stone is gray, cracked, and almost
entirely burned. The asymmetrical face shows a severe expression, the nose is pointed, and the small eyes have thick eyelids.
The wavy locks of the melon coiffure are shown only in front
of the flat chignon.
reference Cesnola 1885, pl.CXLIV.1135.
cat. 502
Cat.502
Funerary kalathos
Roman period
Limestone
H.10in. (26cm)
From Kition or Idalion
Myres 1230
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a central rosette.
references Colonna-Ceccaldi 1874, p.80, no.3 (= Colonna-Ceccaldi
1882, p.185, no.3); Cesnola 1885, pl.CXLVI.1152; Cesnola 1903, Suppl.no.45.
Cat.504
Funerary cippus of Artemidoros, decorated with his bust
Roman period
Limestone
H.28316in. (71.5cm), D.11716in. (29cm)
From Idalion
Myres 1940
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description A medallion has been hollowed into the shaft
of the cippus, showing the bust of a young man with short hair.
The facial features are coarse. The inscription reads Farewell,
good Artemidoros.
references Colonna-Ceccaldi 1874, p. 80, no. 1 (= Colonna-
Ceccaldi 1882, p.184, no.1); Cesnola 1877, p.436, no.105; Cesnola 1885,
pl.CXLVIII.1173; Michaelidou-Nicolaou 1997, p.146, no.a.
Cat.505
Funerary cippus of Kratea, decorated with her bust
Roman period (Pogiatzi-Richter: late 2nd centurya.d.)
Limestone
H.29916in. (75cm), D.9in. (24.8cm)
From Alambra or Kition
Myres 1950
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description A medallion is hollowed into the shaft of the
cat. 503
Cat.503
Funerary cippus of Artemidoros, decorated with a crown
Roman period
Limestone
H.44in. (112.7cm)
From Idalion
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Ceccaldi 1882, p.185, no.2); Cesnola 1877, p.433, no.52; Cesnola 1885,
pl. CXLVIII.1174; Michaelidou-Nicolaou 1997, p. 146, no. b); Pogiatzi
2003a, p.185, no.98, pl.LVI; Pogiatzi-Richter 2009, p.186, fig.7.
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Cat.506
Funerary cippus of Olympianos,
with decoration in relief
Roman period
Limestone
H.42716in. (107.9cm)
From Larnaca
Myres 1952
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Cat.507
Pinecone from a funerary cippus
Roman period
Limestone
H.10in. (27cm)
From Kition or Idalion
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Cat.508
Pinecone from a funerary cippus
Roman period
Limestone
H.10in. (25.7cm)
From Kition or Idalion
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catalogue chapter 13
Vases in
Alabaster:
Gypsum or Calcite
(cat. 509562)
Cat.509
Flask
Late Bronze Age
Calcite (alabaster)
H.5916in. (14.2cm)
Myres 1627
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Cat.510
Pointed alabastron
Late Bronze Age
Calcite (alabaster)
H.5in. (13cm)
Myres 1623
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Cat.511
Flask
Late Bronze Age
Calcite (alabaster)
H.8in. (20.3cm)
Myres 1621
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description The
flask,
with
in-curving sides, has no handle. The
long neck narrows at the top and there
is a ring in low relief below the partly
broken mouth.
references Unpublished.
Cat.512
Flask
Late Bronze Age
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.9in. (24.1cm)
Myres 1634
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5113)
contents
cat. 509
cat. 510
cat. 511
cat. 513
cat. 512
Cat.513
Miniature lentoid flask
Late Bronze Age (?)
Veined alabaster
H.3in. (9.5cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1635
385
contents
cat. 514
cat. 515
Cat.514
Tall flask
Early Geometric period (?)
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.9in. (23.5cm)
From Maroni
Myres 1659
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.2450)
Cat.515
Jug
Late Bronze Age
Calcite (alabaster)
H.5716in. (13.9cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1622
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5085)
cat. 516
cat. 517
contents
cat. 518
cat. 519
Cat.516
Jug
Late Bronze Age
Calcite (alabaster)
H.6116in. (15.4cm)
Myres 1629
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5107)
Cat.518
Stemmed bowl
Late Bronze Age
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.2in. (5.4cm), Diam.3in. (8.6cm)
Myres 1637
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5117)
Cat.520
Miniature jar
Late Bronze Age
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.3in. (9.8cm)
Myres 1630
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5123)
Cat.517
Jug
Late Bronze Age (Late Cypriot II)
Calcite (alabaster)
H.51316in. (14.7cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1628
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5111)
description The
form imitates
Base-Ring I ware pottery jugs. They
probably contained perfumed oils or
opium.
Cat.519
Stemmed bowl
Late Bronze Age
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.2116in. (5.2cm), D.41316in.
(12.3cm)
Myres 1636
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5126)
description The stem and foot are
missing. The bowl is ribbed horizontally; the spaces in between are concave.
The point of attachment of the foot is
preserved. There are numerous breaks
that have been repaired.
cat. 520
reference Unpublished.
387
contents
Cat.523
Alabastron (flask)
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.4in. (12.4cm)
Myres 1626
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5090)
references Unpublished.
description The globular flask has
cat. 521
Cat.521
Alabastron (flask)
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.4in. (12.4cm)
Myres 1624
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5088)
Cat.522
Alabastron
Classical period
Limestone
H.8in. (21cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1674
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5158)
description There are traces of
reference Unpublished.
Cat.524
Alabastron (flask)
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.5516in. (13.6cm)
Myres 1625
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5091)
description The body is extremely
cat. 522
cat. 523
cat. 524
contents
Cat.526
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.51516in. (15cm)
Myres 1619
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5086)
Cat.528
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.6516in. (16cm)
Myres 1605
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5092)
description The
pear-shaped
alabastron has small lugs, one placed
higher than the other. The neck is
narrow, the lip convex.
references Unpublished.
cat. 525
Cat.525
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Alabaster
H.21116in. (6.8cm)
Myres 1640
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5141)
description The globular flask has
Cat.527
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.8in. (21cm)
Myres 1608
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5089)
description The alabastron has
references Unpublished.
cat. 526
cat. 527
cat. 528
contents
cat. 529
cat. 530
Cat.529
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.8in. (22.2cm)
Myres 1604
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5095)
Cat.531
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.5in. (14cm)
Myres 1606
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5100)
references Unpublished.
references Unpublished.
Cat.530
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.5716in. (13.8cm)
Myres 1618
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5099)
Cat.532
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.5in. (13.7cm)
Myres 1615
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5102)
references Unpublished.
cat. 531
cat. 532
contents
cat. 533
cat. 534
Cat.533
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.5in. (13.7cm)
Myres 1613
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5103)
Cat.535
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.4316in. (10.7cm)
Myres 1656
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5105)
references Unpublished.
Cat.534
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.5in. (13.3cm)
Myres 1617
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5104)
references Unpublished.
Cat.536
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.3916in. (9cm)
Myres 1639
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5106)
references Unpublished.
cat. 535
cat. 536
391
contents
cat. 537
Cat.537
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.4316in. (10.6cm)
Myres 1647
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5112)
Cat.539
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.10in. (26cm)
Myres 1601
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5118)
references Unpublished.
references Unpublished.
Cat.538
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.10in. (25.7cm)
Myres 1609
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5124)
Cat.540
Alabastron
Archaic or Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.11in. (27.9cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1602
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5120)
description The
alabastron is
particularly large in size. The two vertical
lugs are pierced. The neck is short, with
a slightly thickened lip.
reference V.
Karageorghis
2000a,
no.310.
cat. 538
Cat.541
Alabastron
Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.7in. (20cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1607
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5084)
description The alabastron has
Cat.542
Alabastron
Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.5116in. (12.8cm)
Myres 1616
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5087)
contents
Cat.543
Alabastron
Classical period
Alabaster
H.101516in. (27.8cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1603
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5125)
description The alabastron has
cat. 539
cat. 540
cat. 541
cat. 542
cat. 543
393
contents
cat. 544
cat. 545
Cat.544
Alabastron
Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.6in. (16.5cm)
Myres 1620
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5096)
Cat.546
Alabastron
Classical period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.6in. (17.5cm)
Myres 1612
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5093)
cat. 546
references Unpublished.
references Unpublished.
Cat.545
Alabastron
Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.6in. (16.2cm)
Myres 1611
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5097)
Cat.547
Alabastron
Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.7in. (19.1cm)
Myres 1610
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5094)
description The narrow alabas-
two vertical lugs above a short trapezoidal tab in low relief. The lip is convex.
references Unpublished.
cat. 547
contents
Cat.548
Alabastron
Classical period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.5in. (13.3cm)
Myres 1614
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5101)
cat. 548
p.133, D5.
references Unpublished.
Cat.550
Squat lekythos
Classical period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.5716in. (13.8cm)
Myres 1658
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5116)
Cat.549
Alabastron
Classical period (?)
Dark alabaster
H.10in. (27cm), D.31116in. (9.3cm)
Found at Citium in a tomb with
another large alabastron, and a large
marble sarcophagus.
Myres 1825
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.2295a)
cat. 549
cat. 550
395
contents
Cat.553
Pyxis with a lid
Classical period (?)
Calcite (alabaster)
H.of body 91516in. (25.2cm), H.of lid
2in. (6.4cm), Diam.of body 14in.
(36.2cm), Diam.of lid 5716in. (13.9cm)
Found near Citium
Myres 1660
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5121a, b)
description The pyxis is a much
cat. 551
Cat.551
Flask with a stopper
Classical or Hellenistic period
Calcite (alabaster)
H.3716in. (8.8cm)
Myres 1633
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5110)
description The shape combines
cat. 552
Cat.552
Flask
Classical or Hellenistic period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.21316in. (7.2cm), Diam.3in.
(8.9cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1638
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5114)
description The
flat-bottomed
flask with its two small lugs imitates the
top of an alabastron. The lip is wide and
slightly convex.
references Cesnola 1903, pl. CX.5;
V.Karageorghis 2000a, no.374.
cat. 553
contents
Cat.555
Miniature amphora
Hellenistic period
Alabaster
H.4in. (10.2cm)
Myres 1650
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5135)
description The
cat. 554
Cat.554
Loutrophoros or amphora
Second half of the 4th centuryb.c. or
early Hellenistic period
Veined alabaster
H.8116in. (20.5cm)
Myres 1648
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5133)
surface
is
damaged. The amphora has a wide,
articulated foot. On the shoulder are
two broken handles. The long, narrow
neck ends in a wide mouth with a ring at
the top. The shape is similar to that of
a hydria.
reference Cesnola 1903, pl.CXIII.1.
Cat.556
Miniature amphora
Hellenistic period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.3316in. (8cm)
Myres 1655
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5132)
description The foot is missing,
Cat.557
Miniature amphora
Hellenistic period
Alabaster
H.2in. (7cm)
Myres 1654
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5129)
description The foot is missing,
cat. 555
cat. 556
cat. 557
397
contents
Cat.558
Miniature pointed amphora
Hellenistic period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.5in. (14cm)
Myres 1649
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5130)
Cat.560
Miniature amphora
Hellenistic period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.2in. (7cm)
Myres 1652
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5136)
Cat.559
Miniature amphora
Hellenistic period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.21116in. (6.8cm)
Myres 1651
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5131)
description The foot is missing
cat. 559
references Unpublished.
Cat.561
Unguentarium
Hellenistic period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.51116in. (14.5cm)
Myres 1657
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5134)
description The surface and lower
Cat.562
Small bowl
Archaic or Classical period (?)
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.2316in. (5.5cm), Diam.31516in. (10cm)
Myres 1653
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5128)
description The lip of the bowl
curves in strongly.
reference Cesnola 1903, pl.CXII.2.
cat. 560
cat. 561
cat. 562
contents
cat. 563
Vases in Other
Materials
(cat.563577)
Limestone (or Chalk)
Cat.563
Miniature amphora
Late Bronze Age (12th centuryb.c.)
Limestone
H.41116in. (11.8cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1643
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5109)
description The ovoid body is
cat. 564
cat. 565
Cat.564
Miniature amphora
Archaic or Classical period (?)
Chalk
H.5516in. (13.6cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1673A
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5161)
Cat.566
Small oinochoe
Classical period (?)
Chalk
H.5in. (14cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1672
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5156)
description The
oinochoe is
summarily worked. It has a wide, flat
base, thick handle, and narrow mouth.
Cat.565
Miniature jar
Archaic or Classical period (?)
Limestone
H.41116in. (12cm)
From the necropolis of Golgoi
Myres 1673
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5157)
cat. 566
contents
Other Stones
cat. 567
cat. 568
Cat.571
Miniature bowl
Late Bronze Age (12th centuryb.c.)
Chlorite
H.in. (1.9cm), Diam.2in. (5.1cm)
Myres 1539
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5026)
description The bowl has a small,
cat. 570
Cat.567
Strainer
Uncertain period
Limestone
H.1916in. (4cm), Diam.3in. (9.5cm)
Myres 1699
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5153)
Cat.569
Bowl
Uncertain period
Limestone
H.1916in. (4cm), Diam.4in. (11.7cm)
Myres 1697
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5177)
references Unpublished.
Karageorghis
2000a,
no.124.
Cat.572
Small bowl
Late Bronze Age
Vesicular basalt
H.1716in. (3.6cm), Diam.5516in.
(13.5cm)
Myres 1522
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5044)
Cat.568
Strainer
Uncertain period
Limestone
H.1916in. (4cm), Diam.4716in.
(11.2cm)
Myres 1700
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5152)
Cat.570
Bowl
Uncertain period
Limestone
H.1in. (3.8cm), Diam.4in. (11.4cm)
Myres 1698
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5150)
base.
references Unpublished.
cat. 571
contents
cat. 572
cat. 573
Cat.573
Miniature stemmed bowl
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.2316in. (5.5cm), Diam.2316in.
(5.5cm)
Myres 1538
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5024)
description The bowl is ribbed
Cat.574
Miniature amphora with a lid
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.21116in. (6.8cm), Diam.1in.
(4.8cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1541 (lid) and 1543 (vessel)
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5023a
[vessel] and b [lid])
description The lid fits into the
cat. 574
contents
cat. 575
Cat.575
Lid
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
Diam.31116in. (9.4cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1560
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5008)
Cat.577
Miniature jar
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.41116in. (11.9cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1542
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5050)
Cat.576
Miniature amphora
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.5316in. (13.1cm)
Myres 1540
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5057a)
description The amphora has two
Beads, Pendants,
Amulets (cat.
578582)
Cat.578
Necklace with 36 biconical beads
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
L.26in. (67.3cm) (approximate
length of modern reconstruction)
Myres 1548
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5009)
description The biconical beads
cat. 576
cat. 577
contents
Chlorite
H.1316in.
(3cm),
W.1516in.
(2.4cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1550
The Cesnola
Collection,
Purchased by subscription, 187476
(74.51.5010)
description The smiling head has
Cat.579
Pendant
Late Bronze Age
Serpentinite
H.1in. (2.9cm)
Myres 1546
The Cesnola
Collection,
Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5012)
Cat.580
Pendant
Late Bronze
Age
Serpentinite
H.1in.
(2.9cm)
Myres 1547
The Cesnola
Collection, Purchased by subscription,
187476 (74.51.5013)
Cat.582
Pendant
Archaic period
Steatite
H.1in. (2.5cm)
Myres 1551
The Cesnola
Collection,
Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5011)
description The triangular pendant
references Unpublished.
Cat.581
Pendant
Archaic period
references Unpublished.
contents
cat. 584
cat. 585
cat. 586
cat. 587
Cat.583
Mace head (?)
Late Bronze Age
Gabbro
H.3in. (8.3cm)
Myres 1503
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5017)
references Unpublished.
Cat.584
Mace head (?)
Late Bronze Age
Gabbro
H.2in. (5.7cm)
Myres 1504
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5018)
Cat.586
Mace head (?)
Late Bronze Age
Gabbro
H.11316in. (4.6cm)
Myres 1501
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5015)
references Unpublished.
references Unpublished.
Cat.585
Mace head (?)
Late Bronze Age
Gabbro
H.11116in. (4.4cm)
Myres 1506
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5020)
Cat.587
Mace head (?)
Late Bronze Age
Gabbro
H.2in. (7cm)
Myres 1502
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5016)
references Unpublished.
references Unpublished.
cat. 583
Cat.588
Mace head (?)
Late Bronze Age
Gabbro
H.2316in. (5.5cm)
Myres 1505
contents
cat. 588
cat. 589
cat. 590
cat. 591
cat. 592
cat. 593
Spindle Whorls
(Cat. 591598)
Cat.589
Mace head (?)
Late Bronze Age
Gabbro
H.2316in. (5.6cm)
Myres 1507
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5021)
references Unpublished.
Cat.590
Mace head (?)
Late Bronze Age
Gabbro
H.11516in. (4.9cm)
Myres 1508
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5022)
references Unpublished.
Cat.592
Spindle whorl
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
Diam.1in. (3.2cm)
Myres 1557
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5001)
references Unpublished.
Cat.591
Spindle whorl
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
Diam.1in. (3.8cm)
Myres 1555
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5003)
Cat.593
Spindle whorl
Late Bronze Age (?)
Chlorite
Diam.1in. (2.5cm)
Myres 1558
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5000)
references Unpublished.
references Unpublished.
contents
cat. 594
cat. 596
cat. 595
cat. 597
Cat.594
Spindle whorl
Late Bronze Age (?)
Chlorite
Diam.1in. (3.5cm)
Myres 1559
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5004)
Cat.596
Spindle whorl
Late Bronze Age (?)
Micaceous schist
Diam.1in. (3.5cm)
Myres 1556
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5002)
references Unpublished.
references Unpublished.
Cat.595
Spindle whorl
Late Bronze Age (?)
Chlorite
Diam.11116in. (4.4cm)
Myres 1552
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5006)
Cat.597
Spindle whorl
Late Bronze Age (?)
Schist
Diam.1316in. (3cm)
Myres 1554
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5005)
cat. 598
description An
incised
line
surrounds the hole in the center.
Between two incised lines at the outer
edge are oblique strokes.
references Unpublished.
Cat.598
Spindle whorl
Late Bronze Age (?)
Chlorite
Diam.1in. (3.8cm)
Myres 1553
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5007)
description Between two incised
contents
cat. 601
cat. 599
Cat.600
Pestle
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.2in. (5.4cm)
Myres 1516
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5038)
references Unpublished.
Cat.601
Pestle
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.2in. (6cm)
Myres 1515
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5039)
cat. 600
cat. 602
Cat.602
Pestle
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.21116in. (6.8cm)
Myres 1519
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5035)
references Unpublished.
Cat.603
Pestle
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.2716in. (6.2cm)
Myres 1517
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5037)
cat. 603
Cat.604
Pestle
Late Bronze Age
Andesite
H.2in. (6.4cm)
Myres 1518
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5036)
references Unpublished.
cat. 604
references Unpublished.
mortars and pestles (cat. 599625) 407
contents
cat. 605
Cat.605
Three-legged mortar
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.3in. (8.3cm), Diam.5in.
(13cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1533
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5055)
Cat.606
Three-legged mortar
Late Bronze Age
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.1716in. (3.7cm), Diam.4516in.
(10.9cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1631
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5139)
cat. 606
Cat.607
Three-legged mortar
Late Bronze Age or Geometric period
Basalt
H.51116in. (14.5cm), Diam.10116in.
(25.6cm)
Myres 1531
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5048)
description The mortar has quite
tall legs.
short legs.
cat. 607
contents
cat. 609
cat. 608
Cat.608
Three-legged mortar
Late Bronze Age or Geometric period
Chlorite
H.3in. (7.6cm), Diam.5in. (14.3cm)
Myres 1537
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5056)
Cat.610
Three-legged mortar
Late Bronze Age or Geometric period
Chlorite
H.1in. (3.8cm), Diam.4116in.
(10.3cm)
Myres 1535
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5053)
Cat.611
Three-legged mortar
Late Bronze Age or Geometric period
Basalt
H.2716in. (6.2cm), Diam.5in.
(14.6cm)
Myres 1536
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5052)
short legs.
short legs.
Cat.609
Three-legged mortar
Late Bronze Age
Basalt
H.41316in. (12.2cm)
Myres 1532
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5057)
description The mortar has three
cat. 610
cat. 611
contents
Cat.612
Four-legged mortar
Late Bronze Age or Geometric period
Chlorite
H.2716in. (6.3cm), Diam.5in.
(13cm)
Myres 1534
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5051)
cat. 612
cat. 613
cat. 614
cat. 615
Cat.613
Mortar or plate
Late Bronze Age
Basalt
H.1316in. (3cm), Diam.6in. (17.5cm)
Myres 1526
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5041)
description The mortar has a ring
references Unpublished.
Cat.614
Stemmed mortar or plate
Late Bronze Age
Gabbro
H.1916in. (4cm), Diam.4in. (11.4cm)
Myres 1523
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5047)
a short stem.
reference Cesnola 1903, pl.CXV.6.
Cat.615
Mortar or plate
Late Bronze Age
Andesite
H.1in. (2.9cm), Diam.5316in.
(13.2cm)
Myres 1524
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5046)
description The bowl has a ring
contents
Cat.616
Mortar or plate
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.1in. (3.5cm), Diam.6116in. (15.5cm)
Myres 1521
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5043)
description The bowl is shallow
cat. 616
cat. 617
cat. 618
cat. 619
Cat.618
Mortar or bowl
Late Bronze Age
Basalt
H.11516in. (5cm), Diam.8in. (20.3cm)
Myres 1530
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5054)
Cat.619
Mortar or plate
Late Bronze Age
Basalt
H.1in. (3.5cm), Diam.8in.
(21cm)
Myres 1529
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5049)
description The plate has a ring
Cat.617
Mortar or plate
Late Bronze Age
Chlorite
H.1116in. (2.7cm), Diam.6516in. (16cm)
Myres 1525
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5042)
411
contents
cat. 620
cat. 621
cat. 622
cat. 623
cat. 624
cat. 625
Cat.620
Mortar or plate
Late Bronze Age
Basalt
H. 1316in. (2cm), Diam.5in. (13cm)
Myres 1527
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5045)
Cat.621
Mortar or plate
Late Bronze Age
Vesicular basalt
H.1916in. (4cm), Diam.7116in. (18cm)
Myres 1528
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5040)
references Unpublished.
references Unpublished.
Cat.622
Mortar or deep bowl
Late Bronze Age?
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.11516in. (5cm), Diam.5in. (14cm)
Myres 1632
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5127)
contents
Cat.623
Mortar or deep bowl
Late Bronze Age?
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.1916in. (4cm), Diam.31516in. (9.9cm)
Myres 1645
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5138)
cat. 626
cat. 627
Cat.624
Mortar
Uncertain period
Limestone
H.2in. (7cm), Max. L.9in.
(23.5cm)
Myres 1669
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5154)
description The mortar has a ring
Cat.625
Miniature press
Uncertain period
Gypsum (alabaster)
H.1in. (3.5cm), L.3in. (9.5cm)
Myres 1641
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5140)
description The small deep bowl
cat. 628
Whetstones or
Polishers
(cat.626631)
Cat.627
Whetstone or polisher
Late Bronze Age (or earlier period)
Schist
L.3in. (7.6cm)
Myres 1511
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5030)
references Unpublished.
Cat.626
Whetstone or polisher
Late Bronze Age (or earlier period)
Schist
L.3in. (7.6cm)
Myres 1509
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5028)
Cat.628
Whetstone or polisher
Late Bronze Age (or earlier period)
Micaceous schist
L.2in. (6cm)
Myres 1513
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5032)
references Unpublished.
references Unpublished.
413
contents
Other Objects
(cat. 632635)
Cat.632
Ladle
12th or 11th centuryb.c.
Gypsum (alabaster)
L.5516in. (13.4cm)
Myres 1644
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5119)
cat. 629
Cat.629
Whetstone or polisher
Uncertain period
Basalt
L.2in. (7.3cm)
Myres 1510
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5029)
references Unpublished.
Cat.630
Whetstone or polisher
Uncertain period
Sandstone
L.2in. (6.4cm)
Myres 1512
cat. 631
Cat.631
Whetstone or polisher
Uncertain period
Limestone
L.1in. (4.1cm)
Myres 1514
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5033)
description There is a hole at the
Cat.633
Miniature bathtub
12th or 11th centuryb.c.
Chlorite
H.11116in. (4.3cm), L.31116in. (9.3cm)
From Amathus
Myres 1544
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5025)
cat. 632
contents
Cat.634
Disk with geometric decoration
Uncertain period
Limestone
L.8116in. (20.5cm)
Myres 1688
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by
subscription, 187476 (74.51.5182)
cat. 633
references Unpublished.
Cat.635
Bobbin with geometric
decoration
Uncertain period
Magnesite
L.4116in. (10.3cm)
Myres 1642
cat. 634
cat. 635
415
contents
Maps of Cyprus
K
Lapethos
Ayia Irini
Lapethos
Ayia Irini
Vouni
Lefka
Soli Morphou
Vouni
Lefka
Soli
C Y PRU S
C Y PRU S
Tro o d o s M o u nt a i n s
Tro o d o s M o u nt a i n s
Kouklia (Palaepaphos)
Lefkoniko
ins
nt a
a Mou
y r e n i(Chytroi)
KKythrea
Kyrenia
Kalavassos
Phasoula
Nea Paphos
Kouklia (Palaepaphos)
Ky r e n i a M
ain
ount
Patriki
Amathus
Phasoula Kalavassos
Kourion
LimassolAmathus
Episkopi
Kourion
Limassol
Episkopi
pa
su
ns
ul
Patriki
Golgoi
Maroni
Athienou
Maroni
Athienou
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Malloura
Malloura
Black Sea
Black Sea
GREECE
GREECE
CRETE
CRETE
Mediterranean
Sea
Mediterranean Sea
AS IA M INO R
AS IA M INO R
C Y P RUS
C Y P RUS
EGYP T
EGYP T
ar
i
en
Karpassia
a
Potamia
Famagusta
Leucolla
AthienouArsos Akhna
Dali
(GolgoiAyios
Photios)
Politiko
Potamia
(Idalion)
Akhna
Malloura
(Tamassos)
Athienou
Leucolla
Dali
PylaPhotios)
(GolgoiAyios
Politiko Alambra
(Idalion)
Malloura
(Tamassos)
Pyla
Alambra Pyrga
(Kition)
Larnaca
Pyrga
Larnaca (Kition)
Morphou
Nea Paphos
Kyrenia
ar
Pe
s
pa
n
ni
Karpassia
M ES O P O TAM IA
M ES O P O TAM IA
S YR IA
S YR IA
Golgoi
Golgoi Cemetery
Golgoi Cemetery
Ayios Photios
Photios
Ayios
Cesnolas
Cesnolas
first temple main
Cesnolas Cesnolas
temple
first temple main
temple
contents
Concordance
Accession No.
74.51.2267
74.51.2268
74.51.2295a
74.51.2303
74.51.2306
74.51.2309
74.51.2310
74.51.2311
74.51.2312
74.51.2313
74.51.2317
74.51.2318
74.51.2319
74.51.2320
74.51.2324
74.51.2336
74.51.2337
74.51.2338
74.51.2339
74.51.2340
74.51.2352
74.51.2355
74.51.2356
74.51.2357
74.51.2358
74.51.2362
74.51.2366
74.51.2367
74.51.2368
74.51.2369
74.51.2370
74.51.2372
74.51.2402
74.51.2403
74.51.2413
74.51.2414
74.51.2437
74.51.2450
74.51.2451
74.51.2452
74.51.2453
Cat. No.
503
506
549
204
447
256
255
254
20
454
482
442
445
443
419
175
129
448
354
422
423
452
421
396
395
449
453
414
450
424
455
451
338
339
505
504
456
514
491
496
490
Accession No.
74.51.2454
74.51.2455
74.51.2456
74.51.2457
74.51.2458
74.51.2459
74.51.2460
74.51.2461
74.51.2462
74.51.2463
74.51.2464
74.51.2465
74.51.2466
74.51.2467
74.51.2468
74.51.2469
74.51.2470
74.51.2471
74.51.2472
74.51.2473
74.51.2474
74.51.2475
74.51.2476
74.51.2477
74.51.2478
74.51.2479
74.51.2480
74.51.2481
74.51.2482
74.51.2483
74.51.2484
74.51.2485
74.51.2487
74.51.2488
74.51.2489
74.51.2490
74.51.2491
74.51.2492
74.51.2493
74.51.2494
74.51.2495
Cat. No.
495
302
208
103
112
80
12
85
86
251
357
90
22
49
11
65
50
59
60
37
7
457
488
356
42
26
234
167
113
487
480
479
483
486
484
489
494
8
472
474
458
Accession No.
74.51.2496
74.51.2497
74.51.2498
74.51.2499
74.51.2500
74.51.2501
74.51.2502
74.51.2503
74.51.2504a, b
74.51.2505
74.51.2506
74.51.2507
74.51.2508
74.51.2509
74.51.2510
74.51.2511
74.51.2512
74.51.2513
74.51.2514
74.51.2515
74.51.2516
74.51.2517
74.51.2518
74.51.2519
74.51.2520
74.51.2521
74.51.2522
74.51.2523
74.51.2524
74.51.2525
74.51.2526
74.51.2527
74.51.2528
74.51.2529
74.51.2530
74.51.2531
74.51.2532
74.51.2533
74.51.2534
74.51.2535
74.51.2536
Cat. No.
471
473
430
470
306
47
231
172
242
250
246
55
226
232
217
70
218
66
195
247
249
224
71
223
219
190
215
62
33
68
214
216
213
275
199
227
222
170
229
15
74
Accession No.
74.51.2537
74.51.2538
74.51.2539
74.51.2540
74.51.2541
74.51.2542
74.51.2543
74.51.2544
74.51.2545
74.51.2546
74.51.2547
74.51.2548
74.51.2549
74.51.2550
74.51.2551
74.51.2552
74.51.2553
74.51.2554
74.51.2555
74.51.2556
74.51.2557
74.51.2558
74.51.2559
74.51.2560
74.51.2561
74.51.2562
74.51.2563
74.51.2564
74.51.2565
74.51.2566
74.51.2567
74.51.2568
74.51.2569
74.51.2570
74.51.2571
74.51.2572
74.51.2573
74.51.2574
74.51.2575
74.51.2576
74.51.2577
Cat. No.
230
248
245
69
187
244
9
32
188
193
196
13
27
171
365
58
46
380
382
6
14
277
220
322
321
439
169
192
276
179
48
35
235
5
45
173
278
30
73
3
243
concordance
417
contents
Accession No.
74.51.2578
74.51.2579
74.51.2580
74.51.2581
74.51.2582
74.51.2583
74.51.2584
74.51.2585
74.51.2586
74.51.2587
74.51.2588
74.51.2589
74.51.2590
74.51.2591
74.51.2592
74.51.2593
74.51.2594
74.51.2595
74.51.2596
74.51.2597
74.51.2598
74.51.2599
74.51.2600
74.51.2601
74.51.2602
74.51.2603
74.51.2604
74.51.2605
74.51.2606
74.51.2607
74.51.2608
74.51.2609
74.51.2610
74.51.2611
74.51.2612
74.51.2613
74.51.2614
74.51.2615
74.51.2616
74.51.2617
74.51.2618
74.51.2619
74.51.2620
74.51.2621
74.51.2622
74.51.2623
74.51.2624
Cat. No.
310
311
368
237
381
426
28
343
341
342
344
53
4
340
40
178
44
371
418
468
427
176
54
72
109
51
29
61
283
314
201
238
349
348
39
345
228
492
492
435
104
116
177
67
25
375
110
418 concordance
Accession No.
74.51.2625
74.51.2626
74.51.2627
74.51.2628
74.51.2629
74.51.2630
74.51.2631
74.51.2632
74.51.2633
74.51.2634
74.51.2635
74.51.2636
74.51.2637
74.51.2638
74.51.2639
74.51.2640
74.51.2641
74.51.2642
74.51.2643
74.51.2644
74.51.2645
74.51.2646
74.51.2647
74.51.2648
74.51.2649
74.51.2650
74.51.2651
74.51.2652
74.51.2653
74.51.2654
74.51.2655
74.51.2656
74.51.2657
74.51.2658
74.51.2659
74.51.2660
74.51.2661
74.51.2662
74.51.2663
74.51.2664
74.51.2665
74.51.2666
74.51.2667
74.51.2668
74.51.2669
74.51.2670
74.51.2671
Cat. No.
317
304
493
319
315
102
121
98
446
75
366
367
305
429
475
358
233
200
202
122
108
93
111
464
463
96
266
316
303
301
313
307
312
57
318
320
300
325
370
374
377
373
441
128
147
351
180
Accession No.
74.51.2672
74.51.2673
74.51.2674
74.51.2675
74.51.2676
74.51.2677
74.51.2678
74.51.2679
74.51.2680
74.51.2681
74.51.2682
74.51.2683
74.51.2684
74.51.2685
74.51.2686
74.51.2687
74.51.2688
74.51.2689
74.51.2690
74.51.2691
74.51.2692
74.51.2693
74.51.2694
74.51.2695
74.51.2696
74.51.2697
74.51.2698
74.51.2699
74.51.2700
74.51.2701
74.51.2702
74.51.2703
74.51.2704
74.51.2705
74.51.2706
74.51.2707
74.51.2708
74.51.2709
74.51.2710
74.51.2711
74.51.2712
74.51.2713
74.51.2714
74.51.2715
74.51.2716
74.51.2717
74.51.2718
Cat. No.
326
324
117
323
43
372
444
124
476
236
114
174
144
125
145
239
347
19
138
241
417
21
331
181
153
149
279
286
287
158
150
332
292
293
291
183
184
211
126
123
221
160
297
298
296
284
299
Accession No.
74.51.2719
74.51.2720
74.51.2721
74.51.2722
74.51.2723
74.51.2724
74.51.2725
74.51.2726
74.51.2727
74.51.2728
74.51.2729
74.51.2730
74.51.2731
74.51.2732
74.51.2733
74.51.2734
74.51.2735
74.51.2736
74.51.2737
74.51.2738
74.51.2739
74.51.2740
74.51.2741
74.51.2742
74.51.2743
74.51.2744
74.51.2745
74.51.2746
74.51.2747
74.51.2748
74.51.2749
74.51.2750
74.51.2751
74.51.2752
74.51.2753
74.51.2754
74.51.2755
74.51.2756
74.51.2757
74.51.2758
74.51.2759
74.51.2760
74.51.2761
74.51.2762
74.51.2763
74.51.2764
74.51.2765
Cat. No.
295
263
288
376
146
209
203
159
282
355
364
210
294
281
337
335
333
336
334
359
363
182
361
362
360
309
308
350
352
165
157
267
155
270
273
272
271
252
268
261
253
265
262
260
259
258
269
contents
Accession No.
74.51.2766
74.51.2767
74.51.2768
74.51.2769
74.51.2770
74.51.2771
74.51.2772
74.51.2773
74.51.2774
74.51.2775
74.51.2776
74.51.2777
74.51.2778
74.51.2779
74.51.2780
74.51.2781
74.51.2782
74.51.2783
74.51.2784
74.51.2785
74.51.2786
74.51.2787
74.51.2788
74.51.2789
74.51.2790
74.51.2791
74.51.2792
74.51.2793
74.51.2794
74.51.2795
74.51.2796
74.51.2797
74.51.2798
74.51.2799
74.51.2800
74.51.2801
74.51.2802
74.51.2803
74.51.2804
74.51.2805
74.51.2806
74.51.2807
74.51.2808
74.51.2809
74.51.2810
74.51.2811
74.51.2812
Cat. No.
274
257
330
164
498
161
166
353
162
156
502
507
154
163
508
285
431
168
264
151
501
140
92
143
139
152
499
127
500
497
433
434
432
134
135
142
141
137
132
131
130
207
106
136
24
91
212
Accession No.
74.51.2813
74.51.2814
74.51.2815
74.51.2816
74.51.2817
74.51.2818
74.51.2819
74.51.2820
74.51.2821
74.51.2822
74.51.2823
74.51.2824
74.51.2825
74.51.2826
74.51.2827
74.51.2828
74.51.2829
74.51.2830
74.51.2831
74.51.2832
74.51.2833
74.51.2834
74.51.2835
74.51.2836
74.51.2837
74.51.2838
74.51.2839
74.51.2840
74.51.2841
74.51.2842
74.51.2843
74.51.2844
74.51.2845
74.51.2846
74.51.2847
74.51.2848
74.51.2849
74.51.2850
74.51.2851
74.51.2852
74.51.2853
74.51.2854
74.51.2855
74.51.2856
74.51.2857
74.51.2858
74.51.2859
Cat. No.
425
379
328
95
133
205
206
194
329
115
89
120
198
118
88
477
485
97
280
101
105
99
84
76
87
327
79
81
83
82
478
481
240
94
17
23
18
2
16
459
440
397
467
469
1
78
36
Accession No.
74.51.2860
74.51.2861
74.51.2863
74.51.2864
74.51.2865
74.51.2866
74.51.2867
74.51.2868
74.51.2869
74.51.2870
74.51.2871
74.51.2872
74.51.2873
74.51.2874
74.51.2875
74.51.2876
74.51.2877
74.51.2878
74.51.2879
74.51.5000
74.51.5001
74.51.5002
74.51.5003
74.51.5004
74.51.5005
74.51.5006
74.51.5007
74.51.5008
74.51.5009
74.51.5010
74.51.5011
74.51.5012
74.51.5013
74.51.5014
74.51.5015
74.51.5016
74.51.5017
74.51.5018
74.51.5019
74.51.5020
74.51.5021
74.51.5022
74.51.5023a, b
74.51.5024
74.51.5025
74.51.5026
74.51.5027
Cat. No.
10
31
38
77
460
461
436
462
63
41
225
64
56
52
438
465
466
437
185
593
592
596
591
594
597
595
598
575
578
581
582
579
580
378
586
587
583
584
588
585
589
590
574
573
633
571
428
Accession No.
74.51.5028
74.51.5029
74.51.5030
74.51.5031
74.51.5032
74.51.5033
74.51.5034
74.51.5035
74.51.5036
74.51.5037
74.51.5038
74.51.5039
74.51.5040
74.51.5041
74.51.5042
74.51.5043
74.51.5044
74.51.5045
74.51.5046
74.51.5047
74.51.5048
74.51.5049
74.51.5050
74.51.5051
74.51.5052
74.51.5053
74.51.5054
74.51.5055
74.51.5056
74.51.5057
74.51.5057a
74.51.5083
74.51.5084
74.51.5085
74.51.5086
74.51.5087
74.51.5088
74.51.5089
74.51.5090
74.51.5091
74.51.5092
74.51.5093
74.51.5094
74.51.5095
74.51.5096
74.51.5097
74.51.5098
Cat. No.
626
629
627
630
628
631
599
602
604
603
600
601
621
613
617
616
572
620
615
614
607
619
577
612
611
610
618
605
608
609
576
509
541
515
526
542
521
527
523
524
528
546
547
529
544
545
510
concordance
419
contents
Accession No.
74.51.5099
74.51.5100
74.51.5101
74.51.5102
74.51.5103
74.51.5104
74.51.5105
74.51.5106
74.51.5107
74.51.5109
74.51.5110
74.51.5111
74.51.5112
74.51.5113
74.51.5114
74.51.5115
74.51.5116
74.51.5117
74.51.5118
74.51.5119
74.51.5120
74.51.5121a, b
74.51.5122
74.51.5123
74.51.5124
74.51.5125
74.51.5126
74.51.5127
74.51.5128
74.51.5129
74.51.5130
74.51.5131
74.51.5132
Cat. No.
530
531
548
532
533
534
535
536
516
563
551
517
537
512
552
511
550
518
539
632
540
553
635
520
538
543
519
622
562
557
558
559
556
420 concordance
Accession No.
74.51.5133
74.51.5134
74.51.5135
74.51.5136
74.51.5137
74.51.5138
74.51.5139
74.51.5140
74.51.5141
74.51.5142
74.51.5143
74.51.5144
74.51.5145
74.51.5146
74.51.5147
74.51.5148
74.51.5149
74.51.5150
74.51.5151
74.51.5152
74.51.5153
74.51.5154
74.51.5155
74.51.5156
74.51.5157
74.51.5158
74.51.5159
74.51.5160
74.51.5161
74.51.5162
74.51.5163
74.51.5164
74.51.5165
Cat. No.
554
561
555
560
513
623
606
625
525
387
388
392
391
389
390
386
420
570
416
568
567
624
415
566
565
522
383
384
564
413
410
412
411
Accession No.
74.51.5166
74.51.5167
74.51.5168
74.51.5169
74.51.5170
74.51.5171
74.51.5172
74.51.5173
74.51.5174
74.51.5175
74.51.5176
74.51.5177
74.51.5178
74.51.5179
74.51.5180
74.51.5181
74.51.5182
Cat. No.
409
405
403
404
406
402
394
400
401
408
398
569
407
399
393
385
634
74.57.21
74.57.22
74.57.23
74.57.24
74.57.25
289
290
186
148
369
41.160.163
41.160.410
41.160.411
41.160.412
41.160.414
41.160.415
41.160.416
41.160.417
41.163
344
34
100
107
119
191
197
189
346
contents
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amended to read 74.51.2462. Statue of a male votary (Cat.86). Since
2014, returned to the MMA.
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tas Paphias (I belong to the Paphian Goddess). has been amended to
read: A short syllabic inscription that appears on the left shoulder was
once read as: tas Paphias (I belong to the Paphian Goddess).
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