Object photograph·C04216·1927–1931

Soli (So. 318)

Stone head of a bearded figure with curling hair and a pitted surface, from Soli — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04216. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone head of a bearded male face with a broad forehead, straight nose and full beard, the hair and beard rendered in dense curls. The surface is heavily pitted with many small round holes, and the edges are rough and worn. It is photographed frontally on a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Soli, So. 318.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Soli, So. 318.

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