Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of an Assyrian

Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of an Assyrian

Description:

Bearded head, Assyrian type.


Overall: 1 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (2.5 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm)

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

599 - 500 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1551, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 582, p. 403, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.5011