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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 1805823, member: 2844"]A cute souvenir replica from Cyprus of the Enkomi Horned God. The verdigris is not natural but the result of an acid bath.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original one, in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.livius.org/site/assets/files/42863/enkomi_horn_god_1_nmc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.livius.org/pictures/cyprus/enkomi/enkomi-ashlar-building-horned-god/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livius.org/pictures/cyprus/enkomi/enkomi-ashlar-building-horned-god/" rel="nofollow">https://www.livius.org/pictures/cyprus/enkomi/enkomi-ashlar-building-horned-god/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Your Enkomi Horned God replica:</p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/s-l1600-jpg.240542/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Info on Bronze Age Cyprus:</p><p><a href="https://www.livius.org/articles/place/cyprus/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livius.org/articles/place/cyprus/" rel="nofollow">https://www.livius.org/articles/place/cyprus/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see in the article, Enkomi had extensive trade contacts with Egypt, the Middle East, and Asia Minor. It is thought the Horned God was a Middle Eastern import.</p><p>The Greeks came on the scene after the period of the statue, and thought he was a local version of Apollo. They called it Appollo Alasiotis, after Alashiya, a Bornze Age state on Cyprus which may have included Enkomi.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just to avoid confusion, or add to it:<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Cyprus is an independent nation albeit with a complicated situation. This little guy was found in what is now the self-proclaimed 'Turkish Republic of North Cyprus', but his current home is in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus proper.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] have you been to Cyprus, if so have you come across similar souvenirs?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 1805823, member: 2844"]A cute souvenir replica from Cyprus of the Enkomi Horned God. The verdigris is not natural but the result of an acid bath. The original one, in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia: [IMG]https://www.livius.org/site/assets/files/42863/enkomi_horn_god_1_nmc.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://www.livius.org/pictures/cyprus/enkomi/enkomi-ashlar-building-horned-god/[/URL] Your Enkomi Horned God replica: [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/s-l1600-jpg.240542/[/IMG] Info on Bronze Age Cyprus: [URL]https://www.livius.org/articles/place/cyprus/[/URL] As you can see in the article, Enkomi had extensive trade contacts with Egypt, the Middle East, and Asia Minor. It is thought the Horned God was a Middle Eastern import. The Greeks came on the scene after the period of the statue, and thought he was a local version of Apollo. They called it Appollo Alasiotis, after Alashiya, a Bornze Age state on Cyprus which may have included Enkomi. Just to avoid confusion, or add to it::playful: Cyprus is an independent nation albeit with a complicated situation. This little guy was found in what is now the self-proclaimed 'Turkish Republic of North Cyprus', but his current home is in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus proper. [USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] have you been to Cyprus, if so have you come across similar souvenirs?:)[/QUOTE]
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