Object photograph·C06358·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III (K. 449)

Limestone statue of a standing bearded male figure with one arm raised, from Kition — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06358. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone statue of a standing male figure, photographed frontally against a draped grey backdrop. One arm is raised with a clenched fist, and the other hand holds a small rounded object at the side. The figure wears a cloak with horizontal folds over the shoulders and chest, has a striated beard and short curls, and stands on a rectangular base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 449.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 449.

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