Male statue with full beard wearing a tunic, fringed cloak, conical cap with ear flaps folded up, and spiral arm bracelet
Dateearly 6th century BCE
Periodlate Archaic
Object GeographyCyprus
CultureCypriot
Geography NotesSaid to be "from the site west of the temple" at Golgoi, Cyprus
MediumLimestone with red and black 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 numberSN28.1911
The influence of Assyrian dress is especially strong in this man’s cloak, which has a fleecy woolen edging. The cloak is painted, although only a few traces remain. The man’s full beard, long thick hair, and spiral bracelet, which he wears on the upper arm, also recall Assyrian styles.
On View
Not on viewHeight: 39.0 in. (99 cm)
Width: 20 7/8 in. (53 cm)
Thickness (at right hand): 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Width (bottom edge): 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
Thickness (bottom edge): 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Face
Width (cheek to cheek): 5 9/16 in. (14.2 cm)
Width (ear to ear): 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
Armlet
Diameter (exterior): 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm)
Circlet
Width: 5/8 in. (1.61 cm)
Right hand
Width (at knuckles): 3 1/4 in. (8.32 cm)
Medium Details
Color
Stone: 10YR 8/3 (very pale brown)
Paint: 10R 5/6 (red) for red to 10R 6/1 (reddish gray) for black
Inclusions
n/a
early to mid-6th century BCE
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
first half of the 6th century BCE
second quarter of the 6th century BCE
600-540 BC
