Archaic I

Throne goddess (Astarte?)

Throne goddess (Astarte?) In the course of the 9th century BCBC was populated by Phoenician immigrants, the Astarte, the goddess of fertility, love and death, built a sanctuary.The cult image of this oriental deity is presumably preserved in the lower lifetime limestone statue of a seated woman.The armrests of the throne male are worn by winged sphingen, the companions of the Astarte, who are trained in their front parts as clad male full figures.The goddess, with spirals and in a long robe, is richly decorated: the heavy necklace and the artistically educated earrings based on the model of forged trailers are characteristic of Cyprus.Through the block-shaped structure of the figure, the idol-like character and the characteristic head design, which is based on archaic-east Greek models, the throneing goddess embodies the independent Cypric mixture, which in the 6th century BC.BC developed under Egyptian, Oriental and Greek influences.Bernhard-Walcher and others, the Cypricer Antique Collection in the KHM.Collection catalogs of the KHM Vol. 2, Vienna 1999 (A. Bernhard-Walcher) H. 81 cm, B. 54 cm, T. 43 cm