Object photograph·C04246·1927–1931

Soli (So. 469)

Bearded male head in limestone, turned to the right, with a broken neck. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04246. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a bearded man, shown in three-quarter view turned toward the left of the frame. The beard is rendered in long wavy locks, the brow is heavy, and the ear is modelled in detail. The neck ends in a rough, broken base standing on a plain pale surface against a light backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Soli, So. 469.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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