Object photograph·C02920a·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, sculpture (K. 530)

Limestone statue from Kition of a standing figure wearing a pointed cap — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02920a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing limestone statue of a figure wearing a tall pointed cap, with arms held straight at the sides and hands clenched against a long, plain garment. The face has large eyes and a broad smile, and a diagonal crack runs across the upper body and arm. The figure stands on a rectangular base against a plain grey backdrop, photographed straight on.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, K. 530.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, K. 530.

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