Object photograph·C02385·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II

Limestone statue of a standing figure in a long garment, from Kition — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02385. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing figure carved in pale limestone, wearing a cap-like headdress with hair falling at either side of the face. The eyes are downcast, and a long garment with a diagonal fold crosses the chest. One arm is broken short, and the surface is chipped and worn against a dark grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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