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Limestone head of Herakles wearing the lion skin, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Limestone head of Herakles wearing the lion skin, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 500–480 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.2657.Open Access by the MET

Archaic II

Limestone head of Herakles wearing the lion skin

The head of the lion, with a very furrowed muzzle, is on a diagonal relative to the axis of Herakles’ head. Overall: 6 x 4 1/8 x 5 1/16 in. (15.2 x 10.5 x 12.9 cm)

Classification

Object type
Stone sculpture
Material
StoneLimestone
Period
Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
500 - 480 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus

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Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1099, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 312, p. 235, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.2657, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1099
  • Hermary 2013, no. 312

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