Archaic II
Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of an Assyrian
Bearded head, Assyrian type. Overall: 1 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (2.5 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm)
Date
599 - 500 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5011
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1551, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 582, p. 403, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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