Archaic II

Nick Type 1 Limestone Huntsman Statuette

Grey limestone statuette of a young huntsman. Young huntsman; the left foot and part of the right restored, also parts of the bow and left hand. Rejoined at neck, knee and base. A youth standing on an unevenly worked plinth, left leg advanced, both heels are on the ground. He wears a close fitting Cypriot cap with turned up ear-pieces, a short chiton with short sleeves, tied at the waist and tanged at the lower edge, and with an overfold falling in flaps on either side. Over each shoulder is slung a pair of animals; on the right, a young boar in front, a hare behind; on the left, the same animals in reversed position. The right arm hangs stiffly at the side, holding arrows; the left arm is bent up, holding a bow which is depicted as a disc in the shape of a segment of a circle. The feet are bare from the knees; the stone between them is not cut away. The kneecap is eye-shaped. The face is square and rather large in comparison with the rest of the body, the eyes are large and almond-shaped, with projecting pupils; the mouth is straight, the nose worn away. Down the back of the right leg is an inscription. Dimensions: Height: 49.30 centimetres Object Type: figure Series: Nick Type 1 (Sub group 1.3.2) Techniques: painted Inscription: Inscription type: inscription Inscription position: rear of statue Inscription language: Greek Inscription script: Greek Inscription quoted: Καλλι[ας Αφροδ]ι̣τηι Inscription translation: Kalli(as dedicated to Aphrod)ite. Inscription note: For the reading and previous suggestions see Johnston, ZPE 144 (2003, 164).