Glossary Religion and cult
Ingot God
A bronze statuette of an armed god in a horned helmet, standing on a base shaped like an oxhide copper ingot, from Late Bronze Age Enkomi.
The figure, about 35 cm high, was found by Claude Schaeffer in a twelfth-century BCE sanctuary at Enkomi and is now in the Cyprus Museum. Armed with shield and spear, the god stands on a base in the form of the oxhide ingots in which Cypriot copper was traded. It is the clearest image of the bond between copper and cult in Late Bronze Age Cyprus. The god's name is unknown. See copper metallurgy.
Related terms
- Horned God
A bronze statue of a young god in a horned cap, found in a twelfth-century BCE sanctuary at Enkomi and now in the Cyprus Museum.
- Cult image
The statue or object that stood for a god in a sanctuary and received worship, as distinct from the offerings brought to it.
Where it appears
- Bronze Figurines
- Bronze Age Sanctuaries and Temples
- From Bronze to Iron: Cypriot Pottery c. 1300–950 BCE
- Proto-White Painted Ware
- Weights and Ingots
- Copper Metallurgy in Ancient Cyprus
- Earthquakes in Ancient Cyprus
- Kraters
- Late Bronze Age Towns and Buildings
- Music and Musical Instruments in Ancient Cyprus
- Red Polished Zoomorphic Vessels and Animal Figurines
- Snowman Figurines
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