Object photograph·C05598d·1927–1931

Limestone Minor Plastic

Seated limestone figure with hands clasped in its lap and a close-fitting head covering — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05598d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small seated figure in pale limestone, shown frontally against a plain grey backdrop. It wears a close-fitting head covering and a long garment with folds, and its hands rest clasped in the lap. The seat is a plain block, the feet project at the base, and the surface is pitted and worn.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Minor Plastic.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Minor Plastic.