Terracotta male head, Classical Cypriot statue — Terracotta male head, Classical Cypriot, c. 499–400 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.1488.Open Access by the MET

Classical

Terracotta male head

The solid head has a mold-made face. The headdress and possibly the beard were added by hand. The head and neck are preserved; the wreath is chipped at the left side. The large eyes are rendered as raised, flat ovals, downturned at the outer corners. H. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figurine
Decoration: Moulded
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ClassicalCypro-Classical I
Date: 499 - 400 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus
Findspot: Kourion-Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

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Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

Said to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion, Cyprus

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. LXV.585, 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. 599, p. 48, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2282, pp. 358, 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. 297, pp. 175, 262, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.1488, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 2282
Karageorghis 2016, no. 297

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