Archaic II
Head of a youth
The mold-made head has an oval face, slightly smiling lips, small eyes, and a large nose. H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Date
600 - 480 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1455
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from a tomb at Golgoi (Athienou)
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. XVI.125, 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. 472, p. 39, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1475, p. 261, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 71, pp. 45-46, 254, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.