Object photograph·C02597·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian (A.I. 1095)

Limestone statue of a standing male figure with arms at its sides and a cap-like headdress, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02597. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The figure stands upright with its arms hanging at its sides and its bare feet set on a square block base. It wears a cap-like headdress and a broad band at the waist, and its face is broad and flat. The pale grey stone shows cracks and small chips, especially on the head, arms and legs, and it is photographed against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian, A.I. 1095.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Egyptian, A.I. 1095.

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