Object photograph·C06361·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, fragment (K. 198)

Limestone statue fragment of a headless torso, from Kition, with one arm bent across the chest — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06361. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A headless limestone torso, a fragment of a statue, photographed upright against a plain grey backdrop. The broken neck and lower body have rough edges, and the stone surface is pitted and worn. A bent arm crosses the upper chest on the left side, and a thin crack runs diagonally across the body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, K. 198.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, K. 198.

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