Archaic II
Male head
The mold-made, hollow head has retouched details. He has an ovoid face, a prominent chin and smiling lips. H. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
Date
599 - 500 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1468
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 115, p. 11, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1458, p. 258, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 73, pp. 46, 254, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.