
Archaic II
Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary in Egyptianizing dress wearing a helmet
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)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone sculpture
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 600 - 550 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
Collection
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.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.2553, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1038
- Hermary 2013, no. 46
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