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Limestone model of a sheepfold

Period:
Hellenistic
Date:
ca. 3rd century B.C.?
Culture:
Cypriot
Medium:
Limestone
Dimensions:
H.: 2 3/4 x 5 1/8 in., 6.6 cm (7 x 13 x 6.6 cm)
Classification:
Stone Sculpture
Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:
74.51.2677
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
In a trapezoidal pen, open on the smallest side, lie six very schematic sheep; one of the smallest lies near a drinking trough.

In a trapezoidal pen, open on the smallest side, lie six very schematic sheep; one of the smallest lies near a drinking trough. The surface is very worn.
Sanctuary of Golgoi–Ayios Photios

Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. XCVIII.668, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1148, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 358, p. 225, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 372, p. 274, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Timelines
The Eastern Mediterranean, 1000 B.C.-1 A.D.

The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Stone Sculpture
Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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