Archaic II

Kriophoros Ram-Bearer Sculpture

Upper body and head of yellow limestone male figure (kriophoros, ram-bearer); painted. Only the upper body is preserved, the face is very worn. Groove on right thigh of the horned ram; red on its mouth and ears. The figure is wearing a short-sleeved belted chiton whose long kolpoi hang down at the sides. The border is stepped around the neck line. The slender body of the figure is broadened towards the shoulders in a cup-shaped manner. The arms are quite slim; the left is hanging down close to the body, the right is bent with the hand grasping firmly the legs of a ram which is lying around the man's neck. The animal's head is raised over the figure's left shoulder, it is facing the front, his right hand holds the ram's feet. The man's chin is pointy; the left eye which is still recognisable is slim and almond-shaped. The hair is strictly separated from the face and rendered as a flat cap leaving the slightly protruding ears uncovered. The back is entirely flat. Cypriot sculpture of a hunter, with ram (bound), carried on shoulers anmd secured with his right hand. He is wearing a headress and has large projecting ears. Missing legs and left hand. Back is flat an plain apart for crude outline of horns and back of the hunters head. Both faces are featureless, badly worn. Drilled, probably for display (?). The drill hole reveals a white core, suggesting the yellow surface is just staining. Likely a grainy limestone, or sandstone with calcrete matrix. Much of the original paint is obscured by staining. Dimensions: Height: 9.50 centimetres; Length: 3.35 centimetres; Width: 5.90 centimetres; Depth: 3.20 centimetres Object Type: figure Series: Nick Type 1 (sub group 1.3.1) Techniques: painted