Archaic II
Anthropomorphic mask
The mask is handmade. It has a prominent nose, ridged eyebrows, bulging eyes, small roughly modeled ears, and a circular pellet in the middle of the forehead. H. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
Date
600 - 480 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1480
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. XXVI.214, 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. 399, p. 33, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2134, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 1993. The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus, Vol. 3. mask no. 14, p. 112, pl. LXV.3, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 233, pp. 137, 260, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.