Classical
Male head
The solid bearded head is probably from a horseman. The face is mold-made, the headdress added by hand. H. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Date
499 - 300 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1486
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 495, p. 40, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2269, p. 360, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 298, pp. 175, 262, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.