Object photograph·C04938a·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, statue (V. 016+004+024a+025+050)

Limestone statue of a standing woman from Vouni, shown against a wooden panelled wall — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04938a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The statue stands on a rectangular limestone base with bare feet visible, and a long garment falls in deep vertical folds over the body. The head has hair in rows of curls with a band, the face is worn and the nose is chipped, and one arm is bent at the side. Chips and losses show along the drapery and arm edges, with a wooden panelled wall behind.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 016+004+024a+025+050.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 016+004+024a+025+050.

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