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Object photograph·C04610·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote

Limestone Neo-Cypriote head sculpture on a rectangular block base, shown from the front
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04610. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head shown from the front on a rectangular block base. The head has a rounded cap-like top with a band across the brow, a broad face with a prominent nose and a small mouth, and ears set at the sides. The surface is worn and rough, especially at the neck, and the front of the base has handwritten marks, probably a number label.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

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