Limestone statuette of a dove
Unknown
4th century BCE · Limestone · Greek and Roman Art
The small dove is of a piece with the plinth, on which the claws of the feet are rendered. Strokes of red paint indicate the feathers. Only the beak is articulated on the head.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 4th century BCE
- Medium
- Limestone
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
