Object photograph·C05658d·1927–1931

Limestone Minor Plastic, statuette (M.58.41)

Seated limestone statuette of a figure with hands clasped in its lap, from Marion tombs 46–60 — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05658d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small seated figure carved in limestone, its hands folded in its lap over a long garment with a collar and a small pendant or knot at the neck. The head has a close-fitting cap or hair framing the face, and the figure sits on a block-like seat with its feet showing at the base. It is photographed against a plain grey backdrop, with the surface worn and slightly pitted.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Minor Plastic, M.58.41.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Minor Plastic. M.58.41.

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