Object photograph·C04836·1927–1931

Stone statue head, Arsos VIII-IX

Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04836. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head in left profile, with a sculpted fringe of wavy hair over the brow and a long, smooth veil or hood falling down behind the head and shoulder. The eye, nose and lips are worn and the surface is pitted and speckled, with traces of blue paint on the veil. A pale horizontal line crosses the lower part of the photograph, and the base of the piece is visible at the bottom.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Head of a stone statue, Arsos VIII-IX.

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX.

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