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Plate XXII
50. Statue of calcareous stone. Height, 2 feet 81 inches. Found on the spot
west of the temple (Golgoi).
Fragment from a colossal figure, from the waist to the knees wearing the Egyptian
kilt, on the front of which are parallel folds, below which two Ursei, with disc, or
globe, over the heads; under the left Uraeus' head a conventional palmette; a similar palmette
under the other head is worn, and almost obliterated. Under the Uraei, the head of
Athor. Surface worn. The side folds of the kilt are- bordered by a crinkled edge. A
maeander pattern is marked by incised lines along the border of the right flap; that on
the left flap is worn and defaced. The figure is draped in imitation of an Egyptian
royal dress. This costume is a kind of imitation, probably Phcenician, from the Egyptian;
the head of Athor, cow-headed, and palmettes, not appearing in Egyptian costumes, but
probably introduced on account of the worship of Aphrodite.
51. Sepulchral stele of calcareous stone. Height, 1 foot 6 inches. Found in the
necropolis (Golgoi).
Lower portion broken off and wanting; it represents a capital in relief formed of
a conventional plant, with three large curling tendrils on either side; between them six
lotus flowers hanging down; in the centre is the aegis of Athor, full-face, cow-eared; the
spiral head-dress tied in three places. Besides Athor the head of the goddess Ken, or
Kiun, companion of Reseph, the Phcenician Apollo, has the same type on the Egyptian
steles. The pilaster is apparently of the Phcenician style of art, and probably connected
with the deities above-mentioned, Ken, or Kiun, being the representative of Astarte. (See
Cesnola's Cyprus, p. 117.)
50. Statue of calcareous stone. Height, 2 feet 81 inches. Found on the spot
west of the temple (Golgoi).
Fragment from a colossal figure, from the waist to the knees wearing the Egyptian
kilt, on the front of which are parallel folds, below which two Ursei, with disc, or
globe, over the heads; under the left Uraeus' head a conventional palmette; a similar palmette
under the other head is worn, and almost obliterated. Under the Uraei, the head of
Athor. Surface worn. The side folds of the kilt are- bordered by a crinkled edge. A
maeander pattern is marked by incised lines along the border of the right flap; that on
the left flap is worn and defaced. The figure is draped in imitation of an Egyptian
royal dress. This costume is a kind of imitation, probably Phcenician, from the Egyptian;
the head of Athor, cow-headed, and palmettes, not appearing in Egyptian costumes, but
probably introduced on account of the worship of Aphrodite.
51. Sepulchral stele of calcareous stone. Height, 1 foot 6 inches. Found in the
necropolis (Golgoi).
Lower portion broken off and wanting; it represents a capital in relief formed of
a conventional plant, with three large curling tendrils on either side; between them six
lotus flowers hanging down; in the centre is the aegis of Athor, full-face, cow-eared; the
spiral head-dress tied in three places. Besides Athor the head of the goddess Ken, or
Kiun, companion of Reseph, the Phcenician Apollo, has the same type on the Egyptian
steles. The pilaster is apparently of the Phcenician style of art, and probably connected
with the deities above-mentioned, Ken, or Kiun, being the representative of Astarte. (See
Cesnola's Cyprus, p. 117.)