Limestone
475-450 BCE
Cyprus
The British Museum
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Greek civilisation
Theme
Later Civilisations of Land and Sea
Subtheme
The Mediterranean
Case Title
The Mediterranean World
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Cyprus
Measurements
107 x 23.5 x 24.5 cm
Accession Number
1872,0816.29
Description
Crowned with a laurel, holding a bird for sacrifice and a box of incense, the young worshipper (5) or priest approaches the god. In stone form, he will forever be present in the temple complex. Every detail would have been brightly coloured. Thousands of such statues were dedicated in Cypriot sanctuaries: this one was found in the Sanctuary of Apollo and Reshef.
