Limestone inscribed relief
The relief depicts Apollo seated before a group of worshipers. Below is a dedication in the local Cypriot syllabic script, which can be read as "Onasidikos dedicates this [votive] to the great god Apollo in his sanctuary in good fortune." At the time of its discovery in 1870 Cesnola identified the site as the temple of Aphrodite, but this and other inscriptions found there show that the sanctuary was probably dedicated to Apollo.
Artwork Details
- Title: Limestone inscribed relief
- Period: Early Hellenistic
- Date: 3rd century BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (18.4 x 28.6 x 2.9 cm)
- Classification: Cesnola Inscriptions
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.2368
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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