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Object photograph·C04609·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote

Limestone Neo-Cypriote head, seen in three-quarter view on a stone base
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04609. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a rounded cap-like top and a prominent ear, its surface rough and pitted with weathering. It is shown in three-quarter view on a plain block base against a light background. The facial features are worn and hard to make out, and the neck is broken off at the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote.