Object photograph·C02934·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III

Limestone head of a figure with a tall pointed headdress, from Kition — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02934. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a tall, pointed headdress that rises above a band of short, closely spaced curls or ridges across the forehead. The eyes are narrow and half-closed, the mouth small and softly modelled, and long locks fall beside the face. The head is cut off at the neck and shoulders, with a dark object or ground visible below against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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