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Statue of a male head with short beard and conical helmet
Cypriote
Cypro-Archaic II Period
600-550 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
22.9 cm (9 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.321
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 418.
DescriptionThis head of a helmeted male is made of a light beige colored limestone. The man’s face is depicted with careful attention to detail: his almond shaped eyes are carefully outlined, he has a prominent nose and thin lips, and the groove running around his face indicates a light beard. He wears large double-spiral earrings. He wears a conical helmet with the side flaps tied up at the top in a knot, and his hair falls heavily down his back, perhaps wrapped in a cloth.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)