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Neo-Cypriote Bearded Man, Archaic II Cypriot statue
Neo-Cypriote Bearded Man, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–550 BC. British Museum, 1910,0620.2.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Neo-Cypriote Bearded Man

Head and part of upper body of a large terracotta statue of a bearded man, probably a worshipper or priest; Neo-Cypriote Style; hollow, handmade with mouded features; hair, beard and moustache marked with bands of incised ('feathered') hatching; large eyes with eyelids marked by prominent ridges of clay; large nose and small mouth with shallow lips; the top of the head is lost, but remains of a double turban are visible, with a grooved boss in the centre of the forehead; behind, his hair falls in a thick mass; much red and black paint remains. Made of fairly coarse buff clay. Dimensions: Height: 28 centimetres max Object Type: statue Series: Neo-Cypriote Style Techniques: painted; incised; moulded

Classification

Object type
Terracotta sculpture
Decoration
Incised
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
600 - 550 BC
Findspot
Idalion, sanctuary of Reshef-Apollo

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Apollo (Phrangissa)

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Accession no.
1910,0620.2, British Museum · Museum record

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  • Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0384. Public domain (CC0).

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