Head of a God, Hero or Votary
| Artist | |
| Name | Unknown |
| Basic Info | |
| Period | Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic |
| Created in | Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus |
| Century | 4th-3rd century BCE |
| Culture | Cypriot |
| Dimensions | actual: 15 x 12.5 x 9.9 cm (5 7/8 x 4 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.) |
| Harvard Museum | |
| Department | Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics |
| Division | Asian and Mediterranean Art |
| Contact | am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu |
Context
32 Cypriote Head of a God, Hero, or Votary The head is broken off at the neck. The nose and one ear are partly missing, as well as a part of the other ear and a piece from the top of the head. There are small pocks and scratches over the surface. There are two parallel drill channels running, front to back under the neck, for attachment to a draped statue (?). The face has an empty expression, enhanced by the recutting and smoothing between lower lip and point of the chin. The features are heavy-set. This head and its standing statue in a long tunic and cloak belong close to the Type 36/37 groups that span the period around 380-320 B.C. (Pryce, 1931, pp. 112-118). Cornelius Vermeule and Amy Brauer
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson