Antiquity · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 242060
Limestone bust of a lyre-player
Unknown maker, ca. 575–550 BCE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- ca. 575–550 BCE
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 18 × 9 × 11 3/4 in., 37 lb. (45.7 × 22.9 × 29.8 cm)
- Era
- Antiquity
Why it matters
Limestone bust of a lyre-player, dated ca. 575–550 BCE, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Limestone. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 18 × 9 × 11 3/4 in., 37 lb. (45.7 × 22.9 × 29.8 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.