Object photograph·C06351b·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, statuette (K. 514)

Carved limestone head with a banded headdress and downcast eyes, photographed against a grey background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06351b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head wearing a tall headdress with a band of leaf-like pattern and a rope-like band above the brow. The face has heavy, downcast eyes, a straight nose and a small mouth with a slight smile. The base of the neck is broken away, and the head is shown upright against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 514.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 514.

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