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Object photograph·C06091·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian statue of a standing figure in side profile, wearing a tall pointed headdress.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06091. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A weathered limestone statue of a standing figure, photographed in side profile facing right against a plain pale background. The figure has a tall, pointed headdress, arms held close to the body and bare feet set on a rectangular base. The stone surface is pitted and worn, with some chipping visible on the body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Egyptian.