Classical
Limestone head of a bearded male with a wreath of leaves
Bearded head with wreath of leaves, hair and beard in spiral curls. Overall: 10 x 7 5/8 x 10 in. (25.4 x 19.4 x 25.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 550 BC - 0 AD
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Accession No.
74.51.2858
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1280, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 78, pp. 86-7, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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