Classical
Head of a comic figurine
The head is mold-made and solid; the missing torso was hollow. The back is probably handmade. H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
Date
499 - 300 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1498
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 559, p. 45, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2361, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 395, p. 234, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.