Limestone head of a bearded male with a wreath of leaves

Limestone head of a bearded male with a wreath of leaves

Description:

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)

Period:

Classical

Date:

550 BC - 0 AD

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Accession Number:

74.51.2858