Caption

Votive figurine, Cyprus, male figurine wearing a high headdress tiara/triple crown, votive offering. Figurine of a man with a cylindrical body and cylindrical arms raised upwards and outstretched to the sides. The face, neck, and torso are of equal thickness; only a large nose is visible and large ears are attached to the sides of the head. Dated 750–600 BC formerly 7th–6th century BC. Terracotta figurine, height 14.2 cm, width 5.0 cm., A narrow upright elongated sculpture in shades of tan and light brown with speckled darker brown and reddish flecks, standing against a plain gray background; the form tapers to a pointed top with a roughly textured surface, a rounded protrusion on one side near the upper section, a small ear-like bulge lower on the head area, and a circular raised area on the torso; the base is wider and slightly irregular with visible roughness and tiny pits, and the overall piece has a grainy, weathered appearance with subtle variations of beige, tan, brown, and hints of reddish tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_406

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (986.6Kb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Votive figurine Cyprus male figurine wearing high headdress tiara triple crown votive offering Figurine man cylindrical body cylindrical arms raised upwards outstretched sides face neck torso equal thickness large nose visible large ears attached head Dated 750–600 BC formerly 7th–6th century BC Terracotta figurine height 14.2 cm width 5.0 cm narrow upright elongated sculpture shades tan light brown speckled darker brown reddish flecks standing plain gray background form tapers pointed top roughly textured surface rounded protrusion side near upper section small ear- bulge lower head area circular area base wider slightly irregular visible roughness tiny pits piece grainy weathered appearance subtle variations beige brown hints reddish tones.