Limestone Male Worshipper Statue

Limestone Male Worshipper Statue

Description:

Limestone statue of a beardless male worshipper holding offerings: a bird by the side in his left hand, and an incense box in his right. Standing on a low plinth, he wears an ankle-length, short-sleeved crinkled tunic or chiton; the man's shoes project from under the tunic, plain but with traces of red paint. The faced is rounded and full. He wears a wreath of leaves.


Dimensions: Height: 51 centimetres


Object Type: statue

Period:

Classical

Date:

500 - 400 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Apollo (Idalion)

Accession Number:

1872,0816.4