Colossal statue of a deity
Datelate 6th Century–before 310 BCE
Periodlate Cypro-Classical
CultureCypriot
MediumLimestone with red paint
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1905
The size of this statue identifies it as a deity. As a complete work its height was more than twice that of an average human adult. Because it is clothed the figure is most likely a goddess, such as Aphrodite or Artemis. Yet, the god Apollo sometimes wears similar dress.
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540-450 BC
600-540 BC
325-50 BC
540-450 BC
325-50 BC
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
600-540 BC
540-450 BC