CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.

Foliate wreaths, tight-fitting garments and armlets, as seen on this present lot, are common attributes of Cypriot votive statues, which were dedicated in sanctuaries and temples. The smiling mouth, long locks and striding pose of this statue are shared with contemporaneous Archaic Greek kouroi. For similar, see V. Karageorghis, Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2000, no. 187.