figure;
naiskos;
model
- Museum number
- 1894,1101.180
- Description
-
Egyptianising terracotta model of a shrine or naiskos contained the statue of a enshrined god, perhaps the Phoenician god Reshef; hollow, mould-made in two pieces; the entablature is rectangular on top bearing a row of uraei and cavetto-shaped below with a winged solar disc; plain door jambs with traces of black and red paint; the figure is freestanding but is attached to a tall pedestal, the man holds his right hand to his chest and his left along his side; he is beardless with black hair, and wears a shenti kilt.
- Production date
- 600BC-500BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 17.10 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- See Karageorghis 1994 for a full treatment of the model shrine and its parallels. See also: Boardman 1971, 38 and fig. 2; Hermary 1996 for a discussion of other terracottas from the BM excavations at Amathus (shrine model illustrated on pl. IV,1).
Additional bibliography:
Boardman J. 1971, 'ΘΕΙΟΣ ΑΟΙΔΟΣ', RDAC 1971,
Hermary A. 1996, 'Figurines en terre cuite des fouilles anglaises d'Amathonte (1893-1894)', CCEC 26 (1996/2), pl. IV,1.
Karageorghis V 1994, 'Un naïskos égyptisant d'Amathonte', in eds C. Berger et al., Hommages à Jean Leclant. Volume 3. Études isiaques. Bibliothèque d'Étude 106/3 (Paris), 307-313.
- Location
- On display (G72/dc4)
- Acquisition date
- 1894
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1894,1101.180
