Head of male votary figure with head covering, Archaic I Cypriot statue — Head of male votary figure with head covering, Archaic I Cypriot, c. 700–600 BC. Ontario Museum, 958.61.137.© Ontario Museum

Archaic I

Head of male votary figure with head covering

Earthenware (terracotta) with traces of red and black pigment 20.7 × 14.3 × 12.5 cm

Classification

Object type: Terracotta sculpture
Decoration: Painted
Material: Clay
Period: probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date: 700 - 600 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus
Findspot: Pera-Frangissa

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Provenance

Excavated from the sanctuary of Apollo at Tamassos-Frangissa, Cyprus

Identifiers

Accession no.: 958.61.137, Ontario Museum

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