Object photograph·C04234·1927–1931

Marble Sculpture (C.M)

Marble head of a female figure against a dark background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04234. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved marble head with wavy hair arranged in rows over the forehead and ears. The face shows the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surface is worn in places. The neck ends in a rough, broken base, and the head is photographed frontally against a plain black background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Marble Sculpture. C.M.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Marble Sculpture. C.M.