Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C03326a·1927–1931

Marble sculpture

Carved head in profile facing right, with a tall rounded headdress of incised lines and a modelled ear.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03326a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head in profile facing right, wearing a tall rounded headdress covered in fine incised parallel lines, with a modelled ear. The straight nose, closed mouth and pronounced chin are visible, and the neck is broken off at the base. The head rests on a plain pale stand against a plain backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Marble sculpture. Cyp.mus.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Marble Sculpture. Cyp.mus.