Limestone votive relief fragment of a seated deity with an inscribed dedication to Apollo

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3rd century BCE · Limestone · Greek and Roman Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd century BCE

Medium

Limestone

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76