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Object photograph·C04572a·1927–1931

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

Limestone head sculpture from Arsos, with a tall cylindrical headdress and long locks of hair.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04572a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone head sculpture shown from the front on a plain rectangular base against a grey backdrop. The head wears a tall, flat-topped cylindrical headdress above a broad face with heavy brows, a prominent nose and a set mouth, with long locks of hair falling down either side. The stone is pitted and weathered with faint blue marks on the surface, and the neck and shoulders are broken away.

English, translated from the Swedish record

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

Swedish, as on the record

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

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)