Object photograph·C02373·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III

Limestone statue of a bearded standing male figure from Kition, one arm raised — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02373. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A life-size carved limestone statue of a standing bearded man, with a band around his hair, one arm bent upward with the fist raised and the other arm bent forward with an open hand. The chest and legs are modelled in simple planes, and the surface is worn and pitted. It is photographed against a dark, plain backdrop with light falling from the side.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III.

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