Object photograph·C04603a·1927–1931

Stone statue head, Arsos VIII-IX

Stone statue head from Arsos, a female face with wavy hair swept back, nose and surface worn. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04603a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a female figure, photographed frontally against a plain pale background. The hair is arranged in wavy locks swept back from the forehead and falling in bands beside the face, with a raised mass of hair at the top. The surface is weathered and chipped, with the nose and lower neck broken and pale residue or traces of blue colour on the face.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Head of a stone statue, Arsos VIII-IX.

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX.

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