
Classical
Limestone head of a boy with a wreath of leaves
Figure beardless wearing wreath. Overall: 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (11.4 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 399 - 300 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusFrom Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1339, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 155, p. 139, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2751, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1339
- Hermary 2013, no. 155
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