Limestone head of a beardless male

Limestone head of a beardless male

Description:

Male wearing frontlet decorated with rosettes.


Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (19.1 x 13 x 15.9 cm)

Period:

Classical

Date:

499 - 450 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1306, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 94, pp. 45, 100, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2846