Object photograph·C02865·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head fragment, Kition III, K. 157

Limestone head fragment from Kition, face with heavy eyelids, broken nose and banded headdress — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02865. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone head fragment with a banded headdress of rolled bands over the forehead. The face has heavy, half-closed eyelids, a long straight nose with its tip chipped, and a mouth with worn, damaged areas beside it. The neck ends in a rough break, a small white label is attached at the base, and the head is photographed against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 157. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 157. S.

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