Bronze Age
Limestone funerary bust of a beardless man
The youthful face has a smiling expression. The fine features are well executed except for the ears. Comma-shaped locks cover the entire head. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 9 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 5 1/2 in., 7.5 lb. (23.5 × 12.4 × 14 cm, 3.4 kg)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Date
- 3900 BC - 100 AD
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Collection
Provenance
- From the necropolis of Golgoi
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. CXLV.1148, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1331, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 498, pp. 376-77, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2770, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1331
- Hermary 2013, no. 498
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