Object photograph·C06330·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, fragment (K. 397)

Fragment of a limestone statue from Kition with shallow curved carved lines on its face and a broken lower edge. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06330. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A fragment of pale, rough-textured limestone shown on a grey mount with a cream border. The stone is worn and pitted, with broken edges along the bottom and right side. Shallow curved incised lines and a raised ridge run across its face, and the lower part is dark where the stone breaks away.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, K. 397.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, K. 397.

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