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Head from a votive statuette, Classical Cypriot
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Head from a votive statuette, Classical Cypriot, c. 500–400 BC. Liverpool Museum, 16.5.72.79.© National Museums Liverpool

Classical

Head from a votive statuette

Head from a votive statuette: A small head of a young male from a votive statuette. The back of the head and the jaw have a triangular shape. The eyes have well defined eye lids with corners that meet. The lips are thin and wide and the nose is broken. The hair is short and running in vertical lines across the crown with a very short fringe on the forehead. (Overall: 105 mm x 85 mm) - Made of Limestone Culture: Cypriot

Classification

Object type
Stone sculpture
Material
StoneLimestone
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Classical
Date
500 - 400 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Accession no.
16.5.72.79, Liverpool Museum

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