Object photograph·C04704·1927–1931

Stone statue, Arsos VIII-IX

Stone head of a female statue from Arsos, showing a carved face with a polos-like headdress and blue paint traces. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04704. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head, shown in three-quarter view turned to the left, with a wide flat headdress or crown of blocky form above the hair. The face has a rounded chin, full lips, and carved eyes, and the surface shows scattered blue paint marks. A white line across the neck marks a break where the head joins its body, and the background is a plain light grey.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Arsos VIII-IX. Stone statue.

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX.

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