Object photograph·C04233a·1927–1931

Marble Sculpture

Carved marble female head with wavy hair, turned to the right, shown against a black background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04233a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved marble head with its neck and upper bust, turned to the viewer's right. The hair is arranged in tight waves over the forehead and drawn back toward the ears, with a loose lock at the side. The head has been cut out from its background and set against black, with a white painted outline around its edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Marble Sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Marble Sculpture.