Archaic II
Terracotta mask in the form of a bull
The mask is handmade. It has prominent horns, ears, and muzzle. H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Date
600 - 480 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1803
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus, said 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. LXXV.681, 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. 614, p. 49, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2075, p. 342, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1993. The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 3. mask no. 49, p. 121, pl. LXX.5, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 242, pp. 141, 260, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.