Object photograph·C04826·1927–1931

Stone statue, Arsos VIII-IX

Carved stone head of a woman with rows of wavy hair and rosette ornaments across the top, mounted on a card — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04826. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a woman, seen three-quarters from the left, with wavy hair in ridged rows over the brow and side of the head. A band of rosette ornaments and radiating ridges runs across the top, and a small drop earring hangs by the ear. The surface is pitted and weathered, the base is broken off, and the head is shown on a card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Arsos VIII-IX. Stone statue.

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX.

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