Male statuette wearing a tunic, fleecy fringed cloak, and conical cap with earflaps folded up
Datelate 7th–early 6th century BCE
Periodlate Archaic
CultureCypriot
MediumLimestone with red paint
ClassificationSculpture
ProvenanceFound by Luigi Palma di Cesnola (American Consul to Cyprus, 1865–1876); purchased by subscription by the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1874–1876; (sale, the Anderson Galleries, New York), March 30, 1928; purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1810
On View
Not on viewHeight: 26 3/16 in. (66.5 cm)
Width (max, at right elbow): 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Thickness (at chin): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Base
Width: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Thickness: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Mount pole
Length: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Diameter: 1/4 in. (0.65 cm)
Body
Thickness (at core): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Thickness (toward feet): 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
Face
Height (with cap): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Width (cheek to cheek): 2 7/16 in. (6.24 cm)
Width (ear to ear): 3.0 in. (7.6 cm)
Medium Details
Color
Stone: 10YR 8/2(very pale brown) (body), 2.5Y 8/2 (pale yellow) (head)
Paint: 10R 6/6 (light red)
Inclusions
n/a
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
second quarter of the 6th century BCE
first half of the 6th century BCE
