Limestone head of a wreathed youth - image 1

Classical

Limestone head of a wreathed youth

This head is noteworthy for its fine execution and for the remnants of color in the eyes. Overall: 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (18.4 x 13.3 x 16.5 cm)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2791

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References

  • Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. CXI.752, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1337, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 152, p. 137, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.