Archaic II

Anthropomorphic mask

The mask is handmade. It has a prominent nose, ridged eyebrows, bulging eyes, small roughly modeled ears, and a circular pellet in the middle of the forehead. H. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figurine
Material: probablyClay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date: 600 - 480 BC
Findspot: Kourion-Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

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Accession No.

74.51.1480

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion

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. XXVI.214, 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. 399, p. 33, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2134, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1993. The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 3. mask no. 14, p. 112, pl. LXV.3, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 233, pp. 137, 260, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.