Cypriot Earthenware Figurine
Cypro-Archaic (700–475 BC). Height 13cm.
A handmade, stylised figurine of a standing warrior made from buff coloured clay. He wears a crested helmet and holds a sword in his right hand, now broken, and a shield in his left. The face has a prominent nose and beard, similar to the figurines from Agia Irini. The long, rounded body widens at the bottom to form a splayed base.
The figurine was a gift from Charles Watkins Swedish Consul in Larnaca, Cyprus, in 1890 to the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. It is recorded as being probably from Kourion. The item was late deposited at the Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden (Inv. No.: NM Ant 1484) as part of the wider Cyprus Exhibition collection.