"Male Worshipper Statue"

"Male Worshipper Statue"

Description:

Limestone statue of a male worshipper or priest, wearing a laurel wreath, chiton (tunic), and himation (cloak). He carries a bird as offering in his left hand and a box of incense in his right.


Dimensions: Height: 98 centimetres


Object Type: statue


Techniques: carved; painted

Period:

Classical

Date:

475 - 450 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Apollo (Idalion)

Accession Number:

1872,0816.29