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Object photograph·C04217·1927–1931

Soli (So. 318)

Carved stone head in left profile, with rough, weathered hair or beard in heavy ridged masses
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04217. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head turned to the left, shown in profile against a plain pale backdrop. The face is worn, with a prominent nose and eye area still visible, while the hair or beard is rendered in rough horizontal ridges that fall in heavy masses down the side and back. The base is roughly finished and the surface is pitted and weathered.

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