Object photograph·C04610b·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ar.

Limestone sculpture of a head with a flat cap and rounded ears, Proto-Cypriote, shown frontally — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04610b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone head shown frontally against a pale background, with a flat cap-like top, rounded ears, a broad nose and a closed mouth. The surface is pitted and weathered, and the neck ends in a rough, broken base. The print is mounted on a light card with a border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ar.