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Bearded Votary Statue, Archaic II Cypriot
Bearded Votary Statue, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–550 BC. British Museum, 1880,0710.45.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Bearded Votary Statue

Head of limestone statue of a bearded votary, wearing pointed cap possibly designating a warrior; left cheek damaged. Dimensions: Height: 17.50 centimetres max ; Depth: 7.50 centimetres max Object Type: statue

Classification

Object type
Stone sculpture
Motif
Human figure
Material
StoneLimestone
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date
600 - 550 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Kition-Bamboula

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kition-Bamboula

Identifiers

Accession no.
1880,0710.45, British Museum · Museum record

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