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Female statue holding flowers and wearing a tunic, cloak, beaded choker with pendant, three-tiered pectoral necklace, long pendant with four seal-rings, and wrist bracelets
Female statue holding flowers and wearing a tunic, cloak, beaded choker with pendant, three-tiered pectoral necklace, long pendant with four seal-rings, and wrist bracelets

Female statue holding flowers and wearing a tunic, cloak, beaded choker with pendant, three-tiered pectoral necklace, long pendant with four seal-rings, and wrist bracelets

Datelate 6th c. BCE
Periodlate Archaic
Object GeographyCyprus
Geography NotesSaid to have been "found in the ruins of a temple" at Kourion, Cyprus
MediumLimestone with red paint
DimensionsHEIGHT: 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1924
The sharp details of this woman’s long, metal, pendant necklace contrast with her smooth skin, her crimped linen tunic, and her thick woolen cloak. She is a priestess because from her pendant hang four seal-rings, which are administrative tools of her office. Two centuries later, priestesses carried temple keys instead.
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