Hellenistic
Terracotta head of a boy
The head, probably from a figure of "temple boy" type, is mold-made and hollow. There is a hole at the top of the head, probably for venting. The chin is chipped. He has an ovoid face, sharply ridged eyelids, fleshy lips, and short hair indicated with thin grooves. H. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Kourion
- Date
- 325 - 300 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1452
Collection
Provenance
- Said to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion, Cyprus
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. LX.496, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 217, p. 20, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1464, p. 259, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 338, pp. 202, 261, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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