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1923.116

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Bearded Man

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Artist

Artist Unidentified

Title

Bearded Man

Creation Date

550 BCE-500 BCE

Century

6th century BCE

Dimensions

12 13/16 in. x 7 1/2 in. (32.5 cm. x 19 cm.)

Classification

Sculpture

Creation Place

Ancient Mediterranean, Cyprus

Medium and Support

limestone

Credit Line

Gift of Edward Perry Warren, Esq., Honorary Degree, 1926

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1923.116

This portrait likely depicts a priest and once formed part of a dedication in a religious sanctuary. The island of Cyprus, situated on the crossroads between the cultures of the Near East and those of the Aegean world, became part of the Assyrian Empire at the end of the 8th century BCE (ca. 709), during the reign of Sargon II. Local Cypriot rulers asserted their independence briefly during the 7th century BCE, only to come under Egyptian and then Persian control in the 6th. The portrait’s style reflects this multicultural history and the influence from Near Eastern portraiture.

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