Object photograph·C00266·1927–1931

Part of a marble sculpture, kore, from Galini

Back of a marble kore sculpture fragment from Galini, with long hair carved in parallel rows — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00266. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large grey stone fragment is photographed against a dark cloth on a dark base. The upper edge is hollowed, and a raised panel in the middle is carved with three horizontal rows of short, parallel vertical grooves. The lower body is smooth in places and worn and pitted in others.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Part of a marble sculpture, kore. Here the back of the sculpture is visible, with her long hair. Found at Galini. The sculpture is probably at the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. En del av en marmorskulptur, kore. Här syns baksidan med hennes långa hår. Hittad i Galini. Kore. Objektet finns antagligen på Cyprus museum i Nicosia.