Object photograph·C03842·1927–1931

Limestone Minor Plastic (C.M)

Limestone head carved as a feline face with a broad muzzle and rounded ears, photographed against a pale background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03842. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A weathered limestone head with a broad muzzle, rounded ears, deep-set eyes and a nose with incised wrinkles above a slightly open mouth. The surface is pitted and eroded, especially across the forehead and left cheek. The sculpture is shown in a three-quarter front view on a pale surface, with a dark rod or support visible at the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Minor Plastic. C.M.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Minor Plastic. C.M.