Head of fragmentary votive figure, male votary, Egyptianising style

Details

• Title

  Head of fragmentary votive figure, male votary, Egyptianising style

• Associated place

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

• Date

  Cypro-Archaic Period (c. 750 - c. 475 BC)

• Material and technique

  limestone

• Object type

  sculpture;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  max. pres. 3.1 cm across lower part of the hair (width)
  max.pres. 3.7 cm from nose to back of head (depth)
  max.pres. 3.6 cm from top of head to the neck (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.

  AN1891.476

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