Limestone statue of a man holding a mask in the form of a bull's head 2nd half of 4th century B.C. Cypriot From the Late Bronze Age onward bull's heads played a role in certain religious rituals on Cyprus. Actual skulls with openings at the back to be worn as masks, terracotta bull's heads, and figures wearing bull's heads as masks have been found on the island, suggesting that some deity was worshiped in this manner. This statue probably represents a priest holding such a mask, which he would have worn during some solemn rite, perhaps for a god associated with fertility.. Limestone statue of a man holding a mask in the form of a bull's head. Cypriot. 2nd half of 4th century B.C.. Limestone. Classical. Stone Sculpture

Limestone statue of a man holding a mask in the form of a bull's head 2nd half of 4th century B.C. Cypriot From the Late Bronze Age onward bull's heads played a role in certain religious rituals on Cyprus. Actual skulls with openings at the back to be worn as masks, terracotta bull's heads, and figures wearing bull's heads as masks have been found on the island, suggesting that some deity was worshiped in this manner. This statue probably represents a priest holding such a mask, which he would have worn during some solemn rite, perhaps for a god associated with fertility.. Limestone statue of a man holding a mask in the form of a bull's head. Cypriot. 2nd half of 4th century B.C.. Limestone. Classical. Stone Sculpture
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