Hellenistic
Terracotta head of a youth
The head is mold-made and hollow. There is a hole at the back of the head, probably for venting. The youth has an ovoid face, a prominent chin, fleshy lips, and ridged eyelids. H. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 299 - 275 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Kourion
Accession No.
74.51.1453
Collection
Provenance
- Said to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion, Cyprus
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. LX.502, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 219, p. 20, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1466, p. 259, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 436, p. 271, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 335, pp. 200-1, 261, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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