Hellenistic
Male head
The solid bearded head is probably from a horseman. The face is mold-made, the headdress added by hand. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Date
399 - 200 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1485
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2268, p. 360, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 299, pp.176, 262, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.