Zeus-Ammon Terracotta Figure, Classical Cypriot statue
Zeus-Ammon Terracotta Figure, Classical Cypriot, c. 475–300 BC. British Museum, 1891,0806.45.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Classical

Zeus-Ammon Terracotta Figure

Upper part of a terracotta figurine or model group in the iconography of Zeus-Ammon (or perhaps Pan) but probably the Great God of Cyprus; hollow, mould-made; beared male with horns, wearing a cape knotted around the chest, over a pleated tunic; cornucopia in his left hand, his right arm down by the side. Made of find buff clay with traces of a white wash over the surface, which is very worn. The nose is brokn away. Dimensions: Height: 7.50 centimetres max Object Type: figure Techniques: mould-made

Classification

Decoration
Moulded
Material
Clay
Findspot
Salamis
Date
475 - 300 BC

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Accession No.

1891,0806.45

Collection

Provenance

  • Salamis (Cyprus)

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