Bearded priest or votary in Egyptian dress with triple collar

This statue features a combination of formal styles that is typical of the multiculturalism of ancient Cyprus, where conventions from the Near East, Egypt, and Greece coalesced into a distinctively idiosyncratic visual style. He stands in a frontal pose reminiscent of traditional Egyptian figures, with his right arm by his side and his left leg advanced. His left arm, now missing, once crossed his chest, and remnants of his forearm are still visible. The figure wears a spiral bracelet around his upper arm and an intricate necklace that consists of heart-shaped fruit, triangles, and lozenges. The front panel of his kilt is decorated with two Egyptian uraei, or sacred snakes, wearing a solar disk and topped by two further snakes. He wears a wig in the Egyptian style, but the large eyes and expressive facial features draw on regional East Greek models, while the short, smooth beard is typical of the production at Golgoi on Cyprus.