Object photograph·C02888·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III

Standing limestone statue of a figure with a head band and one hand raised to the chest, from Kition — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02888. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing limestone statue of a human figure is shown frontally against a pale background, mounted on a rectangular base. The head has a band around the hair, the eyes are shallow, and the nose and parts of the arms and base are chipped. One arm is bent with the hand raised near the chest, and the other hangs at the side, while the body is covered by a garment with a fold running down the centre.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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