Object photograph·C00268·1927–1931

Part of a marble kore from Galini

Fragment of a marble sculpture, a kore, from Galini, with carved parallel ridges — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00268. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A weathered pale stone fragment, block-like with a hollowed upper section and a rounded side, rests on a dark cloth over a wooden surface. Its front and side are carved with rows of closely spaced parallel ridges, and the surface is pitted and lighter in places. The background is plain and dark.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Part of a marble sculpture, kore. Found at Galini. C. M. The object is probably in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Del av en marmoskulptur, kore. Hittad i Galini. Kore. C. M. Föremålet finns antagligen på Cyprus museet i Nicosia.