Object photograph·C04623·1927–1931

Stone statue, Arsos VIII-IX (Ar. C.M.)

Stone statue head from Arsos, shown from the front, with a tall patterned headdress and a damaged nose — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04623. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head with a tall headdress of rows of square blocks above a band of twisted hair across the brow. The large almond-shaped eyes have heavy lids, the nose is worn and damaged, and the mouth is small and closed. The broken neck ends at the bottom of the frame, and the photograph is mounted on a card with handwritten marks along the lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Arsos VIII-IX, Ar. C.M.. Stone statue.

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX, Ar. C.M..

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