
Archaic II
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
This mold-made beardless head has a very prominent chin, a short mouth, and ridged eyelids. H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 600 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Idalion
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from Idalion
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. XVII.131, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1452, p. 256, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 64, p. 42, 254, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1445, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1452
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 64
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