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Limestone head of a bearded male wearing a conical helmet, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Limestone head of a bearded male wearing a conical helmet, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 560–525 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.2851.Open Access by the MET

Archaic II

Limestone head of a bearded male wearing a conical helmet

The rounded beard is smooth, with the central part jutting forward. The face is thin, the features delicate; the expression is smiling. There is a small mustache above the upper lip. The eyes, with slightly protruding eyeballs, turn inward; the relatively short, thick eyebrows are high-set. On the forehead, a smooth band indicates the locks that show underneath the helmet, the cheekpieces of which are clearly outlined. Overall: 16 x 8 1/4 x 8 in. (40.6 x 21 x 20.3 cm)

Classification

Object type
Stone sculpture
Motif
Human figure
Material
StoneLimestone
Period
Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
560 - 525 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Golgoi

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Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.2851, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1260
  • Hermary 2013, no. 16

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