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Egyptianizing influence is evident in the wig and stiff pose. At the top of the lyre is a head of a griffin. This figure may have formed a pair with the flute player 74.51.2517. Both representations originally would have been full-length.
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Title: Limestone bust of a lyre-player
Period: Cypro-Archaic II
Date: ca. 575–550 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 18 × 9 × 11 3/4 in., 37 lb. (45.7 × 22.9 × 29.8 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.2509
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