- Object Name:
- Head of Male Statuette
- Place Made:
- Cyprus (?)
- Date:
- c. 539–330 BCE
- Medium:
- Limestone: carved and painted
- Dimensions:
- 4 7/16 × 2 13/16 × 2 3/16 in. (11.3 × 7.1 × 5.6 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Betty and Max Ratner Collection
- Accession Number:
- 1981-129
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During the Second Temple Period, Israel was ruled by a succession of empires - Babylonian, Persian, Greek, and Roman.
This votive head, purchased in Israel, might have been placed in a pagan temple located in the Land of Israel by one of the many non-Jewish inhabitants.
This votive head, purchased in Israel, might have been placed in a pagan temple located in the Land of Israel by one of the many non-Jewish inhabitants.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.