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Limestone head of a man with a plain headdress, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Limestone head of a man with a plain headdress, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 599–575 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.2592.Open Access by the MET

Archaic II

Limestone head of a man with a plain headdress

The man has a short beard, and his lips preserve traces of red color. On each ear he wears two earrings. Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 4 in. (14.0 x 9.5 x 10.2 cm)

Classification

Object type
Stone sculpture
Material
StoneLimestone
Period
Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
599 - 575 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Golgoi

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Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.2592, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1261
  • Hermary 2013, no. 40

Photographs in the Archive

2 older photographs of this object, matched by its numbers or by comparing the photographs. Each links to its record in the Archive.

  • Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0355. Public domain (CC0).
  • Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0356. Public domain (CC0).

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