Object photograph·C06311·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, sculpture (K. 561)

Limestone head from Kition with a rounded cap and lowered eyes, photographed frontally. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06311. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a tall, rounded cap or headdress, a broad face with heavy, half-closed eyes and a slight curve to the mouth. The surface is pitted and weathered, and the neck ends in a rough break at the bottom. The head is photographed frontally against a plain grey background and the print sits on a light card mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, K. 561.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, K. 561.

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