Object photograph·C03914·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, statue (V. 256)

Limestone statue torso from Vouni, headless and armless, photographed outdoors
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03914. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A headless, armless limestone statue torso standing upright, with the chest, waist and hips modelled in rounded forms. The rough, weathered surface shows pitting and chips. It is photographed outdoors on dusty ground, with other stone pieces at the edges of the frame.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Limestone statue torso from Vouni, headless and armless, photographed outdoors on rough ground.
Description, scan 2
A headless, armless limestone torso of a figure, shown upright on a rough outdoor surface with scattered stones behind it. The pitted, weathered surface shows the shoulders, chest, waist and hip, and the neck and lower body end in broken edges. White tape is stuck along the top and base of the piece.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 256. The statue is in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 256.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)