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The figure, probably female, is seated, her hands on the armrests. She wears a long tunic with red paint on the sleeves and on the edge of the garment. The holes on the sides of the statuette may have held the axle of a chariot. There are representations of the female goddess Astarte on a chariot.
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Title: Limestone statuette of a seated female figure
Period: Cypro-Archaic II
Date: ca.525–500 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (11.4 x 9.2 x 3.8 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.2564
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