Object photograph·C04251·1927–1931

Marble Sculpture

Marble head with wavy hair and large eyes, shown frontally against a dark background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04251. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A marble head shown frontally against a black background, filling most of the frame. The hair is carved in wavy locks framing the forehead and sides of the face, and the eyes are outlined by heavy lids. The print sits on a pale card, with a printed number label in the lower right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Marble Sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Marble Sculpture.