Object photograph·C06368·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, head (V. 345)

Limestone head from Vouni wearing a close-fitting headdress, with large almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06368. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small limestone head with a close-fitting headdress framing the face is shown frontally against a grey backdrop. The eyes are large and almond-shaped, the mouth is small, and the nose is worn, with a pitted, porous surface. The base is roughly cut, and the print is mounted on a grey card with a handwritten number label at lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 345.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 345.

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