Object photograph·C02867a·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head statue from Kition, K. 178+218 S.

Limestone head statue from Kition, seen front-on with lowered eyes and hair held by a band — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02867a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Frontal close view of a limestone head statue with a rounded face, eyes lowered under heavy lids and a small mouth. The hair is shown as rows of curls above the forehead, bound by a band. The stone surface is pitted and greyish, and the neck and shoulders run off the bottom edge of the frame against a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head statue from Kition II, K. 178+218 S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, K. 178+218 S.

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