Object photograph·C04650b·1927–1931

Stone statue, Arsos VIII-IX

Stone head from Arsos, face and headdress carved in limestone, viewed from the front. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04650b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head shown frontally on a light backdrop, with a neck or base section beneath it. The head wears a band-like headdress with curled or looped carving over the forehead and hair falling at the sides. The eyes are large and round-set, the nose is broken at the tip, and the mouth is worn, with the surface pitted and eroded throughout.

English, translated from the Swedish record

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

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX, C.M..

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