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Object photograph·C06431·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, S -10% Pl V

Limestone head fragment in profile facing left, with a flat headdress, rosette ornament and carved ear.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06431. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head fragment shown in profile, facing left, with a flat-topped headdress bearing a rosette ornament and a raised band across the brow. The ear is modelled in relief, the eye and lips are visible, and the lower face and back edges are broken away. The piece is photographed against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, S -10% Pl V.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Proto-Cypriote, S -10% Pl V.