Object photograph·C00270·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I sculpture from Vouni (V. 001)

Headless limestone statue from Vouni, a standing figure with arms bent and hands held in front of the body — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00270. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing limestone figure with its head missing, the arms bent at the elbows and the hands held in front of the body. The stone surface is worn and pitted, with carved folds and ridges along the upper arms and torso. It is photographed upright against a wall of dark stone blocks, with a printed label in the lower right corner.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: An upright limestone sculpture, its face and upper body heavily weathered and pitted, with a raised arm bent across the left side of the torso. The stone stands against a dark block wall, with small pebbles on the ground at its base. A thin pale line traces the outline of the stone along its edges.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I, Vouni I-II, V. 001.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 001.