Object photograph·C00686·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, figurine (V. 061)

Limestone head with a tall conical headdress, from Vouni, shown frontally against a plain grey background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00686. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head or bust with a tall, pointed headdress whose sides show rows of curled or scalloped relief. The face has heavy almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose and a small mouth, and the granular stone surface is worn and pitted. The lower neck ends in a flat break, and the piece is shown frontally against a plain grey background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 061.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 061.

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