Terracotta head of a youth

Terracotta head of a youth

Description:

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)

Period:

Hellenistic

Date:

299 - 275 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Accession Number:

74.51.1453