Object photograph·C05500·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ar.

Headless limestone sculpture of a torso with a layered necklace and a small animal figure at the chest. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05500. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A headless torso sculpture in pale limestone stands on a light rectangular base against a black background. The figure wears a layered necklace with a drop pendant and a round disc at the centre of the chest. A small animal figure with a raised head and legs is set against the lower chest, and the surface is worn and pitted.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ar.