Limestone finial of a funerary stele with volutes and the head of Hathor
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Title: Limestone finial of a funerary stele with volutes and the head of Hathor
Period: Archaic
Date: second or third quarter of the 6th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 18 × 31 × 2 1/2 in., 50.5 lb. (45.7 × 78.7 × 6.4 cm, 22.9 kg)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.2495
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