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Beardless male votary wearing fillet
Cypriote
Archaic or Classical Period
5th–4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Stone; limestone
Dimensions
8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.343
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 442.
DescriptionThe youth's hair is worn in ridges back from the face, and there is a fillet across the top of the head, near the forehead. He has long features.
The style is unusual, and one authority familiar with Cypriote sculpture has even felt that the head might have been a creation of Cesnola's time. Otherwise, it might have undergone recutting in post-antique times.
Condition: Broken off at the base of the neck and the start of the shoulders, the head is otherwise in good condition.
The style is unusual, and one authority familiar with Cypriote sculpture has even felt that the head might have been a creation of Cesnola's time. Otherwise, it might have undergone recutting in post-antique times.
Condition: Broken off at the base of the neck and the start of the shoulders, the head is otherwise in good condition.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)