Limestone head of male votary with fillet - image 1

Archaic II

Limestone head of male votary with fillet

Head with a wreath around his head that is fastened with a "Herakles knot" above the middle of his forehead. There are two rows of loosely curled hair below the wreath. Overall: 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 6 in. (19.7 x 13.3 x 15.2 cm)

Date

525 - 450 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2632

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1303, 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. 337, p. 210, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 98, p. 102, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.