Limestone funerary statuette

Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens, Greece

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Material: Limestone
Date range: Not explicitly dated, but Coptic period is implied by surrounding context.
Origin: Egypt (based on "death among the Copts")

A limestone funerary statuette that has a large, rounded head with simple, deeply carved facial features, including closed eyes and a small mouth. Its body is blocky and the arms are crossed over the chest, holding a cross. The lower body is decorated with an incised, criss-cross or scale-like pattern suggesting clothing. The surrounding context refers to the theme of "death among the Copts."

Museum label reference: Limestone funerary statuette. BXM 479

Original Text: Επιτύμβιο αγαλμάτιο από ασβεστόλιθο.

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Limestone funerary statuette from the Coptic period, Egypt

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