Limestone head of a deer
Description: | The small head of a deer has laid back ears painted red and horns visible on the head. The glottis forms a projection. There are traces of red paint on the eyes and muzzle. Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (13.3 x 7.9 x 12.1 cm) |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 510 - 490 BC |
Collection: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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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. XXVII.79, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 369, p. 273, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
Accession Number: | 74.57.25 |