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THE PROPERTY OF AN UPSTATE NEW YORK COLLECTOR
A CYPRIOT LIMESTONE HEAD OF A YOUTH
CYPRO-CLASSICAL, CIRCA LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A CYPRIOT LIMESTONE HEAD OF A YOUTH
CYPRO-CLASSICAL, CIRCA LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Depicted with an oval face and bulging contoured eyes, his hair arranged in rows, surmounted by a wreath of pointed leaves, supported on a long neck flaring at the base, preserving traces of red pigment
4¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high
CYPRO-CLASSICAL, CIRCA LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Depicted with an oval face and bulging contoured eyes, his hair arranged in rows, surmounted by a wreath of pointed leaves, supported on a long neck flaring at the base, preserving traces of red pigment
4¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 29 November 1989, lot 283.