Object photograph·C04560·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Arsos V-VI, Ar..

Limestone head with a tall decorated headdress and braided hair, from Arsos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04560. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The carved limestone head is shown from the front, with a smiling face, heavy-lidded eyes and rope-like braids framing the face on both sides. A tall cylindrical headdress above is decorated with raised rosettes and a small seated figure at the top centre. The surface is weathered and pitted, and the head stands on a plain block base at the bottom of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Arsos V-VI, Ar..

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