Object photograph·C04190·1927–1931

Stone head statue from Soli (So. 469 C.M.)

Stone head statue from Soli showing a bearded face with a bald crown and wavy curled beard. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04190. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a bearded man with a bald crown, heavy brows, deep-set eyes, a moustache and a beard worked in wavy rows of curls. The ears are shown at the sides, and the head ends in a rough, broken neck. It is photographed straight on against a plain pale backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stone head or statue from Soli, So. 469 C.M.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Soli, So. 469 C.M..

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