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Limestone figure of a "temple boy" from the sanctuary of Apollo at Idalion (Dhali), Cyprus; Hellenistic, 300 BCE.
Statuettes of crouching children were reglarly dedicated in Cypriot sanctuaries from about 450 BCE into the Hellenistic period. Their meaning is not obvious; the boy wears earrings and a band of amulets across his chest.The amulets comprise a demonic head, perhaps of the Egyptian god Besh, (used as an apotropaic figure - driving evil away), four pendant rings and four tubular beads. GR 1917.7 - 1.125
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART200955
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3670px × 4755px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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3rd century BCE
Amulet
Bes, Dwarf-God
Child
Earring
Hellenistic Period (330-27 BCE)
Sculpture
Talisman