Object photograph·C02957·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, statuette (K. 328)

Grey limestone statue of a standing figure with a band around the head and arms held at its sides — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02957. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing figure carved in grey limestone, with a thick band or cap around the head, a rounded face with a slight smile, and arms held close to the body. The body is columnar and narrows toward a tapering base, which sits on a dark, uneven support at the bottom. It is photographed against a pale backdrop, with a handwritten number in blue ink in the top left corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 328.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 328.

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