Hellenistic
Terracotta head of a youth
The head is mold-made and hollow. He has an ovoid face, a faint smile, and short curly hair impressed with small spirals. H. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm)
Date
299 - 275 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1457
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Said to be from the temple of Apollo Hylates at Kourion, 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. LIX.488, 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. 549, p. 44, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1473, p. 260, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 434, p. 270, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 333, pp. 199, 261, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.