Object photograph·C02823·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III

Carved limestone head and upper body of a statue from Kition, seen from the side, with grooved hair. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02823. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head and upper part of a statue, photographed in side view against a plain grey background. The hair is shown as long vertical grooves falling down the side, with a flat grooved top and a large curled lock carved near the ear. The neck is broken, with pale filler or plaster patches on the lower left, and the face is cut off at the right edge.

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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