CIRCA EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.

Details

A CYPRIOT LIMESTONE HEAD OF A MALE VOTARY
CIRCA EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) high

Provenance

Donald McDonald Creveling (1901-1974), Lake Charles, LA., MIT-trained mining engineer who consulted with the Swedish expedition in Cyprus between 1927-1932; thence by descent to his daughter, Mary C. Krombholz (1935-2015), Indian Hills, OH.
Art, Collectibles, Home Furnishings & More, Everything But The House, Cincinnati, 30 May 2017, lot 44.
Private Collection, Kentucky, acquired from the above.
Property of a Kentucky Private Collector; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 31 October 2018, lot 42.
Acquired by the current owner from the above.

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Lot Essay

The conical helmet observed here likely represents the figure's high social status and rank within religious ceremonies; it may also indicate a military function. For a similar example, see cat. 8 in A. Hermary and J.R. Mertens, The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Stone Sculpture.

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