Object photograph·C02390·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote

Limestone statue of a standing figure with a plait over one shoulder, shown against a dark background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02390. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone statue of a standing figure, shown from the front against a dark background. The head has a broad, flat-topped headdress, and a long plait hangs down over one shoulder. One arm is held straight down at the side, and the body ends at the waist with a rough, broken lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote.