Object photograph·C02825·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, sculpture (K. 561)

Limestone head with a tall, rounded headdress and almond-shaped eyes, shown in three-quarter view resting on a wooden block — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02825. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone head with a tall, rounded cap-like headdress and a raised band across the brow. The face has heavy-lidded, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose and a small mouth, and one ear is visible on the right. The neck is broken off flat, and the head rests on a wooden block against a pale background, mounted on a card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, K. 561.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, K. 561.

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