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Object photograph·C04658·1927–1931

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

Stone head of a statue from Arsos, shown in profile facing right, with ridged hair and a short neck on a square base
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04658. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph mounted on a cream card shows a carved stone head turned to the right in profile. The hair is worked in rows of tight, wavy ridges over the forehead, ear and back of the head, and the face has a straight nose and full lips. The head rests on a short neck above a rectangular base, with blue marks on the hair and near the eye.

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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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)