Limestone head of a beardless male wearing a conical helmet - image 1

Archaic II

Limestone head of a beardless male wearing a conical helmet

The cheekpieces of the helmet cover the ears; the peak curves back and the end is broken. The face shows fine features, a faint smile and stiff mouth, a slightly hooked, pointed nose, small elongated eyeballs, and low-set, hatched eyebrows. The forehead is mostly covered by the helmet. Overall: 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (19.1 x 12.1 x 14.6 cm)

Date

600 - 550 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2543

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References

  • Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. LVI.361, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1276, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 9, pp. 28, 35, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.