Object photograph·C04657·1927–1931

Stone statue, Arsos VIII-IX

Stone head of a statue from Arsos, shown from the front against a pale background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04657. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Carved stone head with wavy hair combed back from the forehead, heavy-lidded eyes, a small mouth with a slight smile and a short neck resting on a squared base. The surface looks weathered and pitted, with some blue pencil marks and a pale line drawn across the neck. The photograph is mounted on a cream card with a plain margin.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Arsos VIII-IX. Stone statue.

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX.

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