Terracotta head of a youth - image 1

Hellenistic

Terracotta head of a youth

The head is mold-made and hollow at the neck. It is from a figure of approximately two-thirds life size. The back is handmade and rounded. The head and neck are preserved, with a very small part of the left shoulder. The face is nearly oblong in shape, with a low, wide forehead. H.: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)

Date

299 - 275 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1442

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion

References

  • Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. LX.498, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 238, p. 22, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1467, p. 259, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 336, pp. 200-1, 261, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.