Object photograph·C04630·1927–1931

Arsos VIII-IX, stone statue (A.r.)

Stone statue head with a tall grooved headdress, from Arsos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04630. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone statue head and neck seen from the front against a grey backdrop. The head wears a tall cylindrical headdress with vertical grooves, and wavy hair is arranged in bands over the brow and beside the cheeks. The almond-shaped eyes and small closed mouth have traces of blue paint, and the broken base of the statue shows at the bottom.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stone statue. Arsos VIII-IX, A.r..

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX, A.r..

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