Object photograph·C06430·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote statue, S V - 41% Pl V

Limestone head of a figure with a tall cylindrical headdress and rosette, front view, Proto-Cypriote statue — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06430. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Front view of a limestone head with large almond-shaped eyes, a small smiling mouth and a prominent nose that is chipped at the tip. The head wears a tall cylindrical headdress with a raised rosette on the front and a band around its base. It is photographed against a plain light backdrop, and the stone surface shows pitting and wear.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, S V - 41% Pl V. Note: retouch in, remove the white field below.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Proto-Cypriote, S V - 41% Pl V Obs retuschera i, bort vita fältet under.