Figure, male
Date600-540 BC
PeriodProto-Cypriote
Object GeographyCyprus
CultureCypriote
MediumLimestone
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1914
This figure was excavated from one of the two temples in the ancient walled city of Golgoi. The carefully incised, almond-shaped eyes are typical of Archaic art, which predates the canonical forms of Classical, Periclean Greek statuary. Also characteristic of this period is the thin, upturned mouth, a feature known as the archaic smile. This figure's frontal pose and clenched fists - typical Egyptian motifs - illustrate the influence of Egyptian sculpture in the Mediterranean. Yet the asymmetry of the lower body is a Greek innovation and suggests the possibility of movement. The left leg is slightly in front of the right in a pose that foreshadows the classical contrapposto.
On View
On viewLocation
- Center for Asian Art, 2nd floor, Galleria
Collections
600-540 BC
600-540 BC
600-540 BC
600-540 BC
540-450 BC
50 BC-AD150
