Object photograph·C02956·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek II (K. 044+321+327)

Limestone statue of a standing bearded figure in a long robe with a draped shawl, from Kition — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02956. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing figure carved in limestone, with a close-fitting cap, a full beard and worn facial features. A shawl with vertical pleats falls over the shoulders and chest above a long, straight robe reaching to the feet, which stand on a rectangular base. The surface is pitted and grey-toned, and the figure is shown frontally against a plain pale background, with a handwritten number label at the top.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 044+321+327.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 044+321+327.

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