Limestone head of a boy with a wreath of leaves - image 1

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)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2751

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.