Limestone male head with wreath - image 1

Archaic II

Limestone male head with wreath

This work embodies the general characteristics of Cypriot Archaic sculpture, with its blend of influences from Phoenician, Egyptian, and Greek sources. Dedicated at temple sites, votive statues like this one wore wreaths of myrtle, laurel or ivy leaves around their heads. H. 11 cm x W. 6.5 cm x D. 7.5 cm

Date

600 - 501 BC

Accession No.

2021.40.26

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • Until 1901, collection of Louis Charles Henri Francois de Clercq, Paris; [until 1979, with Nicholas Koutoulakis, Paris]; 1979, acquired by Nanette B. Kelekian, purchased from N. Koutoulakis; 1979-2020, collection of Nanette B. Kelekian, New York.

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