Limestone male figure in Egyptian dress
Period: Archaic
Date: mid-6th century B.C.
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: Overall: 23 1/4 x 9 x 5 3/8 in. (59 x 22.9 x 13.7 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.2603
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The figure wears the double crown of Egypt, a three-row pectoral, a baldric perhaps for a quiver, bracelets, and a kilt that is embellished with winged uraei, a head of the Egyptian god Bes or of the Gorgon Medusa, and an eye.
The figure wears the double crown of Egypt, a three-row pectoral, a baldric perhaps for a quiver, bracelets, and a kilt that is embellished with winged uraei, a head of the Egyptian god Bes or of the Gorgon Medusa, and an eye.
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