Limestone head of a beardless male votary - image 1

Hellenistic

Limestone head of a beardless male votary

The head is turned slightly to its left. The facial expression is severe. His age is indicated by two deep furrows that start at the sides of the nose and surround the mouth. Overall: 10 7/8 × 7 × 8 1/2 in. (27.6 × 17.8 × 21.6 cm)

Date

99 - 1 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2802

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. XCVII.664, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1324, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 141, p. 130, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.