Male statue head with long hair wearing a wreath of leaves
Datelate 4th-1st century BCE
PeriodHellenistic
Object GeographyCyprus
CultureCypriot
Geography NotesSaid to have been "found in the temple" at Golgoi, Cyprus
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 Charles. N. de Forest; acquired by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1750
The tilt of this sculpture’s head, the upward gaze, and the curly hair falling over the shoulders recall portraits of Alexander the Great. Men, especially rulers, emulated his appearance in official portraiture. This sculpture may represent a man or the god Apollo, who was also shown with similar features.
On View
Not on viewWidth: 5 7/16 in. (13.75 cm)
Thickness: 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Width (broken underside): 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Thickness (broken underside): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Head height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Face width, cheek to cheek (ears not visible): 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)
Medium Details
Color
Surface: patina 7.5 YR 7/3 (pink)
Stone: where patina is worn off 5Y 8/1 (white)
Inclusions
n/a
second half of the 4th century BCE
late 6th–early 5th century BCE
third quarter of the 6th century BCE
second half of the 5th century BCE
early 5th century BCE
3rd–1st century BCE
560-480 BC
2nd century BCE
3rd–1st century BCE
3rd–1st century BCE
540-450 BC