Object photograph·C04629·1927–1931

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

Stone statue head with a tall cylindrical headdress with a grid pattern and layered wavy hair, from Arsos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04629. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone head from a statue, photographed face-on against a pale background and mounted on a card with a border. It wears a tall cylindrical headdress with an incised grid pattern above layered, wavy hair over the forehead. The large almond-shaped eyes and slight smile are worn, and the neck ends in a rough break above a plain base.

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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