Object photograph·C05565a·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV (Me. 0856)

Headless limestone statue of a standing figure in a long draped garment with diagonal folds, on a plinth. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05565a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone statue of a standing figure, shown frontally against a plain grey backdrop, with its head missing and the top edge broken. The long garment has carved diagonal folds across the chest and down the body, and one arm hangs at the side. The feet stand on a rectangular base, and the surface is worn and chipped.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0856.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0856.

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