Object photograph·C06349b·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head statue, Kition II, K. 499 S.

Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06349b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale limestone head, shown in right-facing profile, with a tall headdress rising above the brow and a raised cheek-like band beside the ear. The face has a straight nose, full lips and a rounded chin, and the surface is rough and pitted. The head is cut off flat at the base and photographed against a dark grey backdrop on a mounted print with a light border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I. Kition II, K. 499 S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, K. 499 S.

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