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Male statuette wearing a tunic, cloak, and headband

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Male statuette wearing a tunic, cloak, and headband

Date6th c. BCE

Periodlate Archaic

Object GeographyCyprus

CultureCypriot

Geography NotesSaid to have been "found at the temple of Apollo Hylates, near" Kourion, Cyprus

MediumTerracotta (wheelmade and handmade body, moldmade head) with white slip and red paint

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936

Object numberSN28.2104

This male statuette’s gesture of upraised arms identifies him as a worshipper. Details painted over the figure’s white slip surface show how the lengths of cloth that form the front and back of his tunic were joined at the sides. A tall flower adorns the front of his garment.

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Dimensions13 3/8 in. (34 cm)

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