Object photograph·C04369·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I, Ces.Coll.

Limestone head of a bearded male figure with a leafy band around the crown, shown on a plinth against a draped backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04369. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head of a male figure, shown in three-quarter view on a rectangular plinth. The hair is arranged in a curled, layered mass with a band of leaf-like or rope-like ornament across the top, and the beard falls in rows of incised curls. The nose is worn and the surface is pitted, and the head is set against a pale draped cloth.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone. Cypro-Greek I. Ces.Coll.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Ces.Coll.