Limestone head of a beardless male - image 1

Classical

Limestone head of a beardless male

Male wearing frontlet decorated with rosettes. Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (19.1 x 13 x 15.9 cm)

Date

499 - 450 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2846

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1306, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 94, pp. 45, 100, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.