Archaic II
Terracotta mask in the form of a bull
The mask is handmade. It has curving horns, pellet eyes, a slit mouth, and two punctures for the nostrils. The dewlap is rendered. There are traces of red paint overall. H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Date
600 - 480 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1759
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 612, p. 49, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2072, p. 342, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 243, pp. 142, 260, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.