Hellenistic
Male head
The solid beardless head is probably from a chariot group. The face is mold-made. H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Date
99 BC - 1 AD
Accession No.
74.51.1484
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. 441, p. 36, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2270, p. 360, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 301, pp. 177, 262, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.