figurine

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Object Type: figurine
Museum number: 1872,0816.57
Description: Limestone figurine of a bearded male wearing a lion skin and originally brandishing a club, a representation of a deity variously called 'Great God of Cyprus' (q.v.), 'Cypriot Herakles' (q.v.) or the 'Master of the Lion'; some red and black paint; right leg and left foot lost.
Production date: 540BC-530BC
Production place: Made in: Cyprus
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Idalion
Materials: limestone
Technique: painted
Dimensions: Height: 15.30 centimetres (max)
Bibliographic references: Sculpture / Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum (C209); Senff 1993 / Das Apolloheiligtum von Idalion. Architektur und Statuenausstattung eines zyprischen Heiligtums. (pp. 63-4, 82; pl. 46 h-j)
Location: On display (G72/dc4)
Subjects: classical deity; wild cat/big cat
Associated names: Representation of: Herakles/Hercules; Representation of: Great God of Cyprus
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Sir Robert Hamilton Lang
Acquisition date: 1872
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1872,0816.57
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: 1917,0701.83
Conservation: Treatment: 15 Aug 2012

Free entry