Object photograph·C04580·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Arsos V-VI, head and statue (Ar. 8..)

Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04580. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head shown in profile facing right, with a tall, rounded headdress or hair mass of tight parallel rows and a deep band across the top. A spiral ear ornament and a twisted cord or necklace below the jaw are carved in relief, and the surface is worn and pitted. The neck rests on a plain block base, with a diagonal white line marking a join or break across the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Arsos V-VI, Ar. 8.. The picture shows a head and a statue.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Arsos V-VI, Ar. 8..

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