Archaic II

Beardless male head wearing a helmet

This hollow, mold-made beardless head is mended from several fragments. H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)

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References

Richter, Gisela M. A. 1917. Handbook of the Classical Collection. pp. 57-58, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1927. Handbook of the Classical Collection. p. 67, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 68, pp. 44, 254, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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