Object photograph·C04653·1927–1931

Stone statue head from Arsos, Ar. C.M.

Stone statue head from Arsos, shown frontally on a block, with one eye partly closed and blue-grey staining on the face. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04653. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph of a carved stone female head with a sculpted hairstyle of waves framing the face and long locks falling at the sides. The face has a broad forehead, a straight nose and a small mouth; one eye is open and the other is shown half closed. The head sits on a plain rectangular block, and the surface shows weathering with patches of blue-grey staining.

English, translated from the Swedish record

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

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX, Ar. C.M..

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