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Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 242108

Limestone head of a man wearing a helmet

Unknown maker, middle or 3rd quarter of the 6th century BCE

Limestone head of a man wearing a helmet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 · Public domain

Artist
Unknown maker
Date
middle or 3rd quarter of the 6th century BCE
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
H.: 7 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (18.1 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm)
Era
Museum collection

Why it matters

Limestone head of a man wearing a helmet, dated middle or 3rd quarter of the 6th century 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 H.: 7 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (18.1 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.