Limestone head of a boy with a wreath of leaves, Classical Cypriot statue
Limestone head of a boy with a wreath of leaves, Classical Cypriot, c. 399–300 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.2751.Open Access by the MET

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)

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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