Classical
Limestone head of a beardless male with a helmet of Greek type
The small helmeted head is beardless. He has a smiling face, pointed chin, lidless eyes, and smooth ears. The inscription on the helmet, composed of five syllabic signs, is difficult to interpret. Overall: 4 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (11.1 x 7 x 7 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 575 - 300 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Golgoi
Collection
Provenance
- Said to be from the sanctuary of Ayios Photios, Golgoi, Cyprus
References
- Hall, Isaac H. 1874. "Cypriote Inscriptions of the Di Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art." Journal of the American Oriental Society, 10: no. 20, p. 212, pl. V.Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1903. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 3. pl. CXXXI.1-2, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1880, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Masson, Olivier. 1961. Les Inscriptions Chypriotes Syllabiques: Recueil Critique et Commenté. no. 287, Paris: E. de Boccard.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 20, p. 42, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2312, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1880
- Masson 1961, no. 287
- Hermary 2013, no. 20
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