Hellenistic
Terracotta head of a youth with a goat headdress
Head of a deity with horns. H. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Date
399 - 200 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1511
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Said to be from the temple of Artemis Paralia at Kition, 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. LXVII.607, 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. 427, p. 35, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2286, p. 361, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 319, p. 188, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.