Head from a votive statuette

Head from a votive statuette

Description:

Head from a votive statuette: A small female head from an underlife size votive statuette. The head is wearing a hat with a conical end at the upper back of the head. The eyes are big and appear to be turning downwards. The lips are thin and may have been smiling. The female is wearing earings on both ears. The hair at the back is arranged in raised lozenges made by zig zag chisel marks. (Overall: 105 mm x 62 mm) - Made of Limestone Culture: Cypriot

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

525 - 500 BC

Collection:

Liverpool Museum

Provenance:

References:

'Some Limestone Heads from Cyprus in the Liverpool Public Museums' in Liverpool …

Accession Number:

16.5.72.105

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