Object photograph·C06386·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, statuette (K. 514)

Limestone head from Kition with downcast eyes and a banded headdress, broken off at the neck — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06386. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with downcast almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose and a closed mouth, wearing a headdress of ridged hair with a band across the forehead. The neck ends in a broken, uneven edge, and the stone surface is pitted and worn. It is shown against a grey backdrop and mounted on a cream card with handwritten marks and a printed number label in the lower right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 514.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek II, K. 514.

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