
Archaic II
Male head
The hollow, mold-made head has a small hole at the top, probably for venting. H. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 650 - 550 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Nicosia-Ayia Paraskevi
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from Nicosia-Ayia Paraskevi
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. XVII.127, 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. 53, p. 5, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1455, p. 257, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 72, pp. 46, 254, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1446, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1455
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 72
Photographs in the Archive
3 older photographs of this object, matched by its numbers or by comparing the photographs. Each links to its record in the Archive.
Csn0415Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II
Csn0416Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II
Csn0414Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II
- Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0415. Public domain (CC0).
- Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0416. Public domain (CC0).
- Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0414. Public domain (CC0).
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