Object photograph·C04253·1927–1931

Stone statuette from Soli, So. 547 C.M.

Stone head from a statuette found at Soli, with waved hair, deep-set eyes and a small mouth. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04253. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head with a broad, truncated neck, shown from the front against a plain pale background. The hair is rendered in parallel wavy rows over the forehead and at the sides, the eyes are deep-set, and the small mouth is closed. The surface is worn and pitted, with small chips visible at the base of the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Soli, So. 547 C.M..

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