Object photograph·C03497·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote

Limestone sculpture of a head wearing a flat-topped cap, with a large almond-shaped eye and a rounded ear — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03497. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone sculpture of a head in three-quarter view, wearing a flat-topped cap with a band at its base. The face has a narrow almond-shaped eye, a straight nose, a small mouth and a rounded ear, and the grainy surface is weathered. The head is shown on a pale card mount with a thin border, and the neck is cut off at the bottom of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Proto-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

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