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Horned Throne Statuette, Archaic II Cypriot
Horned Throne Statuette, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 530–480 BC. British Museum, 1894,1101.502.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Horned Throne Statuette

Limestone statuette of a horned human-headed figure sitting on a high-backed throne supported by standing rams; the seated figure, probably Baal-Ammon or Zeus-Ammon, is dressed in a long robe extending to the feet, with his hands on the beasts' heads; he has a triangular face and pointed bead (partly broken away) with his lips raised to denote a slight smile; his hair falls on each side to the shoulders; the ram horns are incised to show the curvature; the back of the figurine is unworked; part of the back of the throne and the head of the figure are broken away. Dimensions: Height: 13.70 centimetres; Thickness: 4.50 centimetres; Width: 7 centimetres Object Type: statuette Techniques: carved

Classification

Object type
Stone sculpture
Material
StoneLimestone
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
530 - 480 BC
Findspot
Amathus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1894,1101.502, British Museum · Museum record

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