Object photograph·C02899·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, statuette (K. 514)

Limestone Cypro-Greek II statuette head from Kition, broken off at the neck — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02899. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head with a broad, rounded face, heavy-lidded eyes and a small, straight-lipped mouth. The hair is shown as a thick band across the forehead with ridged locks at the sides. The head is broken off at the neck, and a dark stand or support shows below it against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 514.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 514.

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