Object photograph·C02831·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III (K. 022+111)

Limestone statue of a male figure from Kition, head and upper body, arms and legs broken off — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02831. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The figure is shown from the front, its head wearing a cap with horizontal ridges and a projecting piece at one side. The face has almond-shaped eyes and a slight smile, and the body is bare with a pitted, worn surface. The arms and lower legs are broken away, and the statue is propped on two wooden blocks against a plain pale backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 022+111.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 022+111.

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