Limestone head of a deer - image 1

Archaic II

Limestone head of a deer

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)

Date

510 - 490 BC

Accession No.

74.57.25

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

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.