Limestone statue of a youth holding a pyxis

Cypriot

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

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.

Limestone statue of a youth holding a pyxis, Limestone, Cypriot

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Limestone statue of a youth holding a pyxis, Limestone, Cypriot
Limestone statue of a youth holding a pyxis, Limestone, Cypriot

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