Object photograph·C06346·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote (K. 395 S.)

Limestone head fragment with a tall headdress, from Kition — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06346. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone head fragment photographed against a plain grey background. It wears a tall, rounded headdress with a band across the brow, and has large, shallow-set eyes and a worn nose. The surface is rough and pitted, and the neck breaks off at the lower edge of the piece.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, K. 395 S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, K. 395 S.

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