Cypriot Limestone Sculpture
Cypro-Archaic (700-475 BC). Height 94cm.Width 53cm.
A sculpture of a seated man with his feet positioned evenly side by side. His right hand originally held part of the drapery, while the left forearm was carved free from the body. He wears sandals and a long chiton with vertical folds, covered by a second garment reaching below the knees. A diagonally folded himation is draped over the left shoulder. The sculpture is made of yellow limestone.
The sculpture was acquired by the Swedish Cyprus Expedition in 1929 from Oura. It has been part of the collection of the Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden (Inv. No.MM Acc 0225) since 1931.