Object photograph·C04657a·1927–1931

Stone statue head, Arsos VIII-IX

Stone statue head from Arsos, a female head with hair in wavy rows, on a square block base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04657a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a figure with hair arranged in rows of wavy locks over the forehead and temples, shown on a square block base. The face has a small mouth, a straight nose and heavy-lidded eyes, and the surface is worn with some blue marks visible. A number label is written on the base, and a small dark disc sits at the lower left of the frame against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Head of a stone statue, Arsos VIII-IX.

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX.

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