Sculpture of a Priest King

Sculpture of a Priest King

Description:

Sculpture of a Priest King: Head of a statue identified as a Priest King. The man wears an Egyptian style double crown that has a scale pattern in the upper part of it. The lower part closer to the forehead has a winged Uraeus. The man has a beard that resembles Assyrian representations of kings. Both the hair at the forehead and the beard are made of our snail shaped locks . (Overall: 330 mm x 190 mm) - Made of Limestone Culture: Cypro-Archaic II

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

575 - 475 BC

Collection:

Liverpool Museum

Provenance:

References:

Les fonctions sacerdotales des souverains Chypriotes, Hermary Antoine<br/><br/>P…

Accession Number:

56.219

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