Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C04163a·1927–1931

Marble Sculpture

Marble sculpture of a head in profile facing right, with wavy hair carved over the forehead and a roughly worked back
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04163a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A marble sculpture of a head shown in profile, facing right. Wavy rows of hair are carved across the forehead and over the side of the head, with a rounded mass of hair above, and the ear is exposed. The back and lower edge of the head are roughly worked, and the head stands on a dark block at the lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Marble Sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Marble Sculpture.