Object photograph·C02902·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, fragment (K. 584)

Limestone head fragment from Kition, with large almond-shaped eyes and a tiered headdress. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02902. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head, a fragment of a statue, photographed frontally against a plain pale background. The face has large almond-shaped eyes, a full mouth and a worn nose, and the headdress has rows of rounded curls above the forehead with a flat, lobed element at the crown. The rough surface is pitted, and the print is mounted on a grey card with a number label at the bottom.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 584.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 584.

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