Archaic II
Limestone head of a beardless male wearing a conical helmet
The cheekpieces of the helmet cover the ears; the peak curves back and the end is broken. The face shows fine features, a faint smile and stiff mouth, a slightly hooked, pointed nose, small elongated eyeballs, and low-set, hatched eyebrows. The forehead is mostly covered by the helmet. Overall: 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (19.1 x 12.1 x 14.6 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 600 - 550 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Accession No.
74.51.2543
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. LVI.361, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1276, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 9, pp. 28, 35, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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