Object photograph·C04636·1927–1931

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

Seated stone statue of a woman from Arsos, shown against a grey backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04636. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small seated female statue carved in grey-white stone, set into a high-backed chair or throne with a rectangular base. The figure has a rounded face, hair drawn back over the head, and a long robe with folds across the lap, and her arms rest forward on the lap. The surface is weathered and pitted, with some dark spots, and the statue is photographed frontally on a plain pale ground.

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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