Object photograph·C06421

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 016+004+024a+025+050

Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06421. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone head in profile, facing left, with hair arranged in ridged strands and rounded curls above the brow and behind the ear. The large ear is carved in relief, with a round ornament hanging below it, and the surface is weathered and pitted. The neck ends in a rough, broken base, and a pale curved strip runs along the lower edge against a plain light background.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A limestone head in profile facing left, with a hairstyle of ridged locks and rows of rounded curls rising over the crown. A disc-shaped ornament hangs below the ear, and the neck ends in a rough, broken base. The head is photographed on a plain grey surface, and the print is mounted on a pale card with a light blue marking along its lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 016+004+024a+025+050.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 016+004+024a+025+050.