Male statue head with long hair wearing a headband
Datethird quarter of the 6th century BCE
Periodlate Archaic
CultureCypriot
MediumLimestone
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 31, 1928; purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1751
On View
Not on viewWidth (max, at base): 5 5/8 in. (14.25 cm)
Thickness (at base): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Thickness (at hair): 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Length mount pole: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)
Diameter mount pole: 1/4 in. (0.59 cm)
Height face, chin to top of hair: 7 15/16 in. (20.1 cm)
Width face, cheek to cheek: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Width face, ear to ear: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Headband height, sides: 9/16 in. (1.41 cm)
Headband height, at front: 15/16 in. (2.39 cm)
Medium Details
Color
Stone: 2.5 Y 8/1 (pale yellow)
Paint: 10R 6/4 (pale red)
Inclusions
n/a
late 4th-1st century BCE
560-480 BC
late 6th–early 5th century BCE
second half of the 4th century BCE
first half of the 6th century BCE
540-450 BC
early 5th century BCE
second half of the 5th century BCE
540-450 BC
540-450 BC
540-450 BC