Object photograph·C04651b·1927–1931

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

Stone head sculpture from Arsos, front view, with wavy hair parted at the centre and a broken nose — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04651b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head with hair in wavy ridges parted at the centre and falling to the shoulders. The face has shallow eye hollows and a small mouth, the nose is broken, and traces of blue paint show on the hair and cheeks. The head sits on a short cylindrical neck and a rectangular base against a plain grey backdrop, and the print is mounted on a cream card with a number label in the lower corner.

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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