Upper part of a mould-made plastic lamp (?) of terracotta. Τhe head and shoulders of a grotesque male figure are preserved. The figure has fat cheeks and heavy brows. He wears an ivy-wreath and a pilos (a cap of conical shape) on his head. He is perhaps a Kabeiros. The eyes and mouth are pierced. There is a firing-hole in the rear.
Caption Part of a lamp (?) with the head of a Kabeiros
Mythic people Cabeiri (Divinities)
Type Other
Origin Sanctuary of Demeter, Knidos (Asia Minor)
Current position British Museum, London
Index number 1859,1226.196
Dating 70-150 AD
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