Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C04600·1927–1931

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture

Carved stone head in right profile, with a veil over the head and a chipped nose.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04600. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head shown in right profile against a pale ground. A large veil covers the top and back of the head, and wavy hair shows at the brow and temple. The nose is chipped and the surface is worn in places. The photograph is mounted on a card with a border and a handwritten label in the lower corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Hellenistisk och Romersk skulptur.