Limestone head of a beardless male votary with a wreath of leaves, Classical Cypriot statue
Limestone head of a beardless male votary with a wreath of leaves, Classical Cypriot, c. 475–451 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.2822.Open Access by the MET

Classical

Limestone head of a beardless male votary with a wreath of leaves

Overall: 8 1/2 x 8 x 8 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)

Classification

Object type
Stone sculpture
Material
StoneLimestone
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Classical
Date
475 - 451 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Idalion

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Provenance

  • From Idalion

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.2822, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1298
  • Hermary 2013, no. 115

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