Object photograph·C04825·1927–1931

Stone statue, Arsos VIII-IX

Frontal view of a stone statue head from Arsos, with wavy hair and a tall decorated headdress. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04825. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone head shown frontally, with large eyes, a small mouth and full cheeks. The hair is set in rows of wavy locks beneath a tall headdress with radiating ridges and rosette-like florets. The surface is weathered and pitted, and the print is mounted on a pale card with a wide border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Arsos VIII-IX. Stone statue.

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX.

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