Object photograph·C06405·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek II Vouni III-IV

Limestone head from Vouni with a tall headdress, photographed on a card mount — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06405. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a tall, rounded headdress edged by a row of small raised dots and a spiral ornament on the side. The almond-shaped eye and the nose are visible, with the nose chipped, and the lips and chin are shown below. The surface is pitted and pale, and the head is photographed at a slant on a grey backdrop, mounted on a light card with an octagonal cut edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek II Vouni III-IV.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek II Vouni III-IV.

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