Hellenistic
Male head
The head is mold-made and solid. The back is probably handmade. The head and neck are preserved; the wreath is chipped. H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Date
299 - 100 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1526
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Artemis Paralia at Kition, Cyprus
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. LXII.539, 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. 561, p. 45, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2283, p. 361, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 359, p. 214, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.