Object photograph·C06353a·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, sculpture (V. 082)

Limestone head of a figure with lowered eyelids and banded hair, set on a dark square base and photographed from the front. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06353a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with lowered eyelids, a small mouth and a neck cut off at the base. Its hair is drawn back in layered bands over the forehead and ears, and a small label is stuck to the forehead. The head stands on a dark square base against a grey backdrop, and its surface is pitted in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 082.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 082.

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