Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary in Egyptianizing dress wearing a helmet

Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary in Egyptianizing dress wearing a helmet

Description:

Male figure with Egyptian loin-cloth and Assyrian helmet.


H.: 26 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (67.9 x 24.8 x 12.1 cm)

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

600 - 550 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1038, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 46, pp. 59, 63, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2553