Object photograph·C00276a·1927–1931

Nude marble sculpture, probably of Aphrodite

Nude marble statue, probably of Aphrodite, standing on a square plinth with both arms broken off — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00276a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing nude female figure in pale marble, with hair drawn up at the back and locks falling onto the shoulders. Both arms are broken off at the shoulders, and there are chips and losses along the legs and at the base. The figure is shown against a black backdrop, set on a square plinth.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Nude marble sculpture which probably represents the goddess Aphrodite. The sculpture is in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Naken marmorskulptur som antagligen föreställer gudinnan Afrodite. Skulpturen finns på Cypernmuseet i Nicosia.

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