Object photograph·C06359·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III (K. 139+256+449)

Limestone statue of a bearded standing male figure with one fist raised, from Kition — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06359. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone statue of a standing, bearded male figure, photographed frontally against a draped grey backdrop. One arm is raised with a clenched fist above the shoulder, the other hand rests at the waist, and a cloak with horizontal folds covers the chest. The head has a band of hair and carved eyes; the figure stands on a rectangular base, its lower legs broken at the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 139+256+449.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, K. 139+256+449.

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