Object photograph·C05045·1927–1931

Marble sculpture (So.)

Marble head fragment of a figure, three-quarter view, broken at the neck and chin. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05045. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a figure, shown in three-quarter view against a pale grey backdrop. It wears a band or headdress over the brow, with a curl of hair at the side, and has a straight nose, full lips and heavy-lidded eyes. The neck and chin are broken away, and the surface is pitted and worn.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Marble Sculpture. So.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Marble Sculpture. So.