Limestone figure wearing a mask, Archaic, 2nd quarter of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, The figure wears a mask in the form of a bull's head and neck; the lower edge rests on the shoulders and chest. He seems to be stabilizing its lower end. One is reminded of Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's comic interpretation of an age-old tradition rooted in serious, ritual performances
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Limestone figure wearing, mask, Archaic, 2nd quarter, 6th century B.C, Cypriot, Limestone, H, 8 7/16, 21.4 cm, Stone Sculpture, figure, wears, form, bull, head, neck, lower edge, rests, shoulders, chest, seems, stabilizing, lower, reminded, Bottom, Midsummer Night, Dream, Shakespeare, comic interpretation, age-old tradition, rooted, serious, ritual performances
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