Limestone head of female votary, veiled, fragment of votive-statuette

Details

• Title

  Limestone head of female votary, veiled, fragment of votive-statuette

• Associated place

  Europe › Cyprus › Nicosia › Dali › Idalion › Dali-Ambelleri (probable) (probable find spot)

  Europe › Cyprus › Nicosia › Dali › Idalion (find spot)

• Date

  Hellenistic Period I (Cyprus) (c. 312 - c. 150 BC)
  

• Material and technique

  limestone

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › votive figure

• Dimensions

  crown of head to break at neck 8.1 cm max (height)
  across lower forehead 4.5 cm (width)
  max neck and shoulders 5.2 cm (width)
  nose-tip to back of head 5.3 cm (depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by the Trustees of the Christy Collection, 1874.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1874.340

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