Object photograph·C02911·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, statuette (K. 260)

Headless limestone statuette of a standing figure in a belted, pleated garment, from Kition — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02911. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing limestone statuette with its head and upper left part broken away, shown against a plain grey backdrop on a rectangular plinth. The body wears a belt and a pleated garment with incised folds, and a rounded animal-like head is held against the figure's right hip. A worked ornament with curved forms appears on the upper chest, and the stone surface is weathered and pitted.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 260.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 260.

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