Cypriot carved limestone torso, with some details, 750-475 BC

$1,450.00 AUD

Cypriot carved limestone torso, the sizeable fragment showing the chest, two upper arms at the sides in the Egyptian manner, and a small portion of neck/head revealing a typical wig hairstyle.

Cypro-Archaic Period,

750-475 BC

Stone 13cm high, 12cm wide, total on stand 28cm

A well preserved fragment, surface is stable with some fine mineralised surface – probably the remains of a lime wash painted surface.

Provenance: from an old Australian Collection, put together in Cyprus in the 1970’s, sold Melbourne 2022. Some have place names & dates of finding in Cyprus.

This one bears an inventory number:  ‘S.R.’ (probably a place) ‘6779/75’  inventory & probably the date, 1975

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