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 (find spot)

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

• Date

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

• Material and technique

  limestone, local

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › votive figure

• Dimensions

  max 6.45 cm top of veil to break (height)
  max 4.35 cm across the eyes (width)
  max 4.3 cm from eyebrows to back of head (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.

  AN1874.346

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