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Object photograph·C03494·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ar.

Limestone figure in side profile facing right, with a band around the neck
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03494. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone figure shown in side profile facing right, with a rounded head, a large ear and a prominent nose. A band of dark bluish traces runs around the neck, and the narrow body has a weathered, pitted surface with a rough base. The print is mounted on a light card with a border, against a pale grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ar.

Swedish, as on the record

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