
Hellenistic
Head of a boy
The head is mold-made and solid. The back is mold-made. The head and neck are preserved; the nose is chipped. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Decoration
- Moulded
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 299 - 100 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
Collection
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. LXII.525, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2289, p. 361, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 392, pp. 232-33, 265, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1518, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2289
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 392
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