Archaic II

Anthropomorphic mask

The mask is handmade. It has an ovoid face, bulging eyes, a horizontal groove for the mouth, a prominent nose, and roughly modeled ears. H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figurine
Motif: Human figure
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date: 600 - 480 BC
Place of production: Cyprus
Findspot: Kourion-Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

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Accession No.

74.51.1699

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion

References

Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. XXVI.212, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 408, p. 34, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2135, p. 349, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1993. The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 3. mask no. 13, p. 112, pl. LXV.2, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 234, pp. 137, 260, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.