Object photograph·C04601·1927–1931

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture

Stone sculpture of a female head with wavy hair and a veil, a cluster-shaped earring, and a chipped nose. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04601. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a woman, shown in three-quarter view against a plain grey background. The wavy hair is carved in bands and a veil or cloth covers the top and back of the head. A cluster-shaped earring hangs at the ear, the nose is chipped, and the neck is cut off square at the bottom.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Hellenistisk och Romersk skulptur.