Object photograph·C04829·1927–1931

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

Stone head of a statue from Arsos, front view, with curled hair and a tall headdress marked with a grid pattern — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04829. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Front view of a stone head broken off at the neck, with heavy-lidded eyes, a small mouth and a rounded chin. The hair is shown in rows of wavy curls over the forehead and rises into a tall headdress marked with a grid of square compartments. The stone surface is pitted and weathered, and the print is mounted on a cream card with a handwritten label along the bottom edge.

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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