Archaic II

Cypriot Lion God Statue

Limestone statue of a man wearing a lion skin and controlling a lion in his left hand, and originally brandishing a club in his now missing right arm; a representation of a deity variouslly called the 'Great God of Cyprus' (q.v.), 'Cypriot Herakles' (q.v.) or the 'Master of the Lion' (q.v.) but also an image of Cypriot Reshef (q.v.). Dimensions: Height: 56 centimetres Object Type: statue