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This exceptional group shows a foot soldier, with conical helmet and round shield, beside an archer, with bow and quiver. Summary though it may be, the piece probably reflects political realities in Archaic Cyprus, which experienced successive domination by Assyria, Egypt, and Persian between the end of the eighth and the second half of the sixth century B.C.
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Title: Terracotta warriors
Period: Cypro-Archaic II
Date: 6th century BCE(?)
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta; hand-made
Dimensions: H. 5 15/15 in. (15.1 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.1644
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