Object photograph·C02943·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head statuette, Kition II, K. 396 S.

Limestone head statuette from Kition, shown in three-quarter view against a plain grey background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02943. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone head with a broad face, almond-shaped eyes, a slightly open mouth and large projecting ears. The hair is shown as rows of ridged curls across the crown, with a band over the forehead. The neck is broken off at the bottom and a white painted band runs along the break, with a dark stone support below.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I statuette, Kition II, K. 396 S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, K. 396 S.

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