Archaic II
Limestone head of a man wearing a helmet
The face has a smiling expression, the nose is slightly hooked, the eyes almond-shaped, the eyebrows high and thick, the ears schematic, the frontal locks jagged. The tall helmet has a smooth surface and the peak is nothing more than a stump. On the back is just a bit of the hair that projected below the helmet. H.: 7 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (18.1 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 575 - 525 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Accession No.
74.51.2557
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1275, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 14, p. 38, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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