Object photograph·C04250·1927–1931

Marble Sculpture

Marble head of a female figure with wavy hair, shown in three-quarter view against a dark background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04250. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved marble head of a woman, turned slightly toward the left of the frame, with a smooth face, full lips and a rounded chin. Her hair is rendered in rows of wavy grooves swept back over the head and gathered at the back. The surface is worn and mottled, with small marks on the cheek, and the head is lit from the left against a plain dark backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Marble Sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Marble Sculpture.