Limestone funerary bust of a beardless man - image 1

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)

Date

3900 BC - 100 AD

Accession No.

74.51.2770

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.