Object photograph·C02904b·1927–1931

Limestone Minor Plastic, statuette (K.582)

Limestone head of a figurine with a banded headdress and carved face, photographed against a plain grey background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02904b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small limestone head with a headdress of several raised horizontal bands, carved almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose and a small mouth. The head sits on a dark base wrapped with a white strip, and its surface is pitted and weathered. It is shown against a pale grey background, with a faint reflection on the surface below.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Minor Plastic, K.582.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Minor Plastic. K.582.

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