Object photograph·C06351·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head statuette (K. 396)

Limestone head statuette from Kition, with a patterned cap and a slight smile, shown on a dark pedestal — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06351. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Front view of a pale stone head resting on a dark pedestal against a plain grey backdrop. It wears a close cap with incised grid patterns above vertical strokes at the brow, and flat locks of hair fall behind the ears. The heavy-lidded eyes, straight nose and slight smile are worn, and the neck is broken, with pale filler at the join.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I statuette, Kition II, K. 396. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, K. 396. S.

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