Head of a comic figurine, Classical Cypriot statue
Head of a comic figurine, Classical Cypriot, c. 499–300 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.1498a.Open Access by the MET

Classical

Head of a comic figurine

The head is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and roughly finished. The masked head and neck are preserved. H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)

Classification

Material
Clay
Date
499 - 300 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Kition

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Provenance

  • From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Artemis Paralia at Kition, Cyprus

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.1498a, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 2339
  • Karageorghis 2016, no. 396

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