Canaanite Male Statuette
2nd millennium B.C. A copper-alloy statuette modelled in the round as a nude male figure standing facing on a rectangular base, portrayed with stylised facial features, a full beard, both arms and hands outstretched before his chest, holding a staff in his proper left hand and wearing a helmet or other headpiece. 62 grams, 76 mm high (3 in.). Acquired before 1988.Ex family collection, by descent, Geneva. Possibly a votive figure.