Limestone Male Figure in Egyptian Dress in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2007

Limestone male figure in Egyptian dress
Cypriot, Archaic, 2nd quarter of the 6th century BC
Said to have been found at Golgoi

Accession # 74.51.2467

This figure wears a wig, a relatively simple belt, and a kilt. Decoration on the tunic and central panel of the kilt are very worn. The articulation of the eyebrows and mustache is comparable to that of the terracotta heads nearby; the softness of the limestone allowed details to be articulated in much the same way as in clay. An inscription in the Cypriot syllabary on the worshiper's left forearm reads, "I am [the statue] of Tamigoras [Timagoras?]"

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.