Head of a deity (Melqart?)

Head of a deity (Melqart?)

Description:

The solid, bearded head has a mold-made face; the headdress was added by hand. The back is handmade and flat.


H. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)

Period:

Classical

Date:

499 - 400 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2171, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 303, pp. 178, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.1439