Limestone votive relief fragment of a seated deity with an inscribed dedication to Apollo
Inscribed "Onasioros dedicated to the god Apollo in (good fortune!)"
The inscription on this relief is in Cypriote syllabary, the origin of which has proven difficult to trace. Past attempts have been made to link it to Egyptian and Hittite hieroglyphics, the letter forms of the Phoencian alphabet and to the Cretan script Linear A, as well as the Mycenaean script Linear B.
The inscription on this relief is in Cypriote syllabary, the origin of which has proven difficult to trace. Past attempts have been made to link it to Egyptian and Hittite hieroglyphics, the letter forms of the Phoencian alphabet and to the Cretan script Linear A, as well as the Mycenaean script Linear B.
Artwork Details
- Title: Limestone votive relief fragment of a seated deity with an inscribed dedication to Apollo
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: 3rd century BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 3 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/8 in., 0.5 lb. (8.3 × 16.5 × 2.9 cm, 0.2 kg)
- Classification: Cesnola Inscriptions
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.2313
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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