Limestone head of a boy
Description: | The head may belong to a so-called temple boy, a sculptural type representing a child—usually a boy—seated on the ground, with or without attributes. These sculptures were probably dedications connected with a rite of passage for children at about two years of age. Overall: 5 x 4 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (12.7 x 10.5 x 13.3 cm) |
Period: | Classical |
Date: | 399 - 275 BC |
Collection: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Provenance: | From Cyprus |
References: | Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. CXIII.1089, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1348, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 168, p. 148, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
Accession Number: | 74.51.2783 |