Head of a male double- flute player votive figure in limestone, Egyptianising

Details

• Title

  Head of a male double- flute player votive figure in limestone, Egyptianising

• Associated place

  Europe › Cyprus › Famagusta › Salamis › Salamis-Toumba (place of excavation)

• Date

  Cypro-Archaic II Period (c. 600 - c. 475 BC)

• Material and technique

  limestone

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › votive figure;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  max.pres. 3.2 cm from nose to the back of the head (depth)
  max.pres. 3.1 cm across the lower ends of hair (width)
  max.pres. 3.8 cm from neck to top of head (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Allocated by the Cyprus Exploration Fund, from excavations in Salamis in 1890.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1891.477

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