Limestone votary of a bearded male with a wreath

2nd half of 5th century BCE

Not on view

This over-lifesize figure depicts a bearded man making an offering. He wears an ornate wreath of ivy leaves, flowers, and laurel sprays, and holds a libation bowl (phiale) in his right hand and a box and a small branch in his left. He wears a chiton and has a himation draped over his left shoulder—attire that in classical Greece would have been more appropriate for a woman, since men were usually represented in heroic or athletic nudity. The right forearm of the statue is modern.

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Title: Limestone votary of a bearded male with a wreath
Period: Classical
Date: 2nd half of 5th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 70 1/2 × 24 × 14 in., 495 lb. (179.1 × 61 × 35.6 cm, 224.5 kg)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.2462
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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