Object photograph·C03490·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ar.

Limestone statue of a standing figure in a long robe and close head covering, hands at the body, on a rectangular base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03490. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing figure carved in limestone, wearing a long robe and a close-fitting head covering that frames the face. One hand is held against the chest and the other rests at the side, and the feet show at the bottom of the robe on a rectangular base. The face is worn and the surface is mottled with dark spots, photographed against a plain grey background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ar.