Object photograph·C02875·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, sculpture (K. 224)

Limestone head of a sculpted figure with downcast eyes and a wide band over the hair, its surface worn. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02875. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head shown frontally against a plain pale background. It has heavy downcast eyelids, a straight nose, and a closed mouth, with a wide band across the top of the head and hair falling at the sides. The rough, pitted surface shows wear and losses on the cheek and chin.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 224.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 224.

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