Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C02638b·1927–1931

Roman sculpture

Stone head from a statue, seen in profile facing left, with curly hair.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02638b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head shown in profile facing left, with short hair worked into dense curling locks and a rounded ear above the jaw. The neck ends in a flat, cut-off base. The head is photographed against a plain grey backdrop on a light card mount with a border and a handwritten number in the lower corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Romersk skulptur.