Classical
Limestone head of a beardless male votary with a wreath of leaves
The rounded head, with fine straight locks, is circled by a wreath consisting of two rows of laurel leaves. H. 9 1/2 x 3 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. (24.1 x 7.8 x 18.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 450 - 426 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Collection
Provenance
- Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios
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. LXXV.486, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1313, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 120, pp. 116-17, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2824, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1313
- Hermary 2013, no. 120
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