Terracotta head of a man
Description: | The added color, best preserved on the beard, indicates that the head was originally painted, enhancing the sensitive modeling of the face. H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 599 - 575 BC |
Collection: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Provenance: | From Cyprus, said to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion |
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Accession Number: | 74.51.1444 |