Limestone figure holding a mask

Cypriot

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This remarkable work shows a male figure holding the mask of a lion against his head with his left hand. Unlike the three-dimensional masks in 74.51.2538 and 74.51.2515, this one is quite flat. Votive clay masks of lions are known from Cyprus and the Levant beginning in the eleventh century B.C. They may have some relation to the Egyptian goddess Sehkmet or may represent the most ferocious of beasts.

Limestone figure holding a mask, Limestone, Cypriot

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Limestone figure holding a mask, Limestone, Cypriot
Limestone figure holding a mask, Limestone, Cypriot
Limestone figure holding a mask, Limestone, Cypriot

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