Object photograph·C02946·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, sculpture (K. 507+508)

Headless limestone statue, Cypro-Greek II, from Kition — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02946. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A headless standing statue carved in limestone, with a long garment whose folds run diagonally across the body and down the legs. The arms hang at the sides with the hands near the waist, and the rough stone surface is pitted and worn. The figure stands on a dark wooden base against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 507+508.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 507+508.

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