Object photograph·C02926·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, statuette (K. 214)

Limestone statue fragment from Kition: lower draped body and feet on a base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02926. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The fragment shows the lower part of a standing draped figure, with the top broken off and the surface pitted and weathered. Vertical folds run down the drapery, with a horizontal fold across the hips, and two blocky feet stand on a rough, irregular base. It is photographed against a plain pale background on a flat surface, with a dark shadow along the lower edges.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 214.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 214.

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