Object photograph·C06433·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Arsos V-VI (Ar. S)

Limestone sculpture of a head from Arsos, with a high hair mass and spiral curls at the side. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06433. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone head with a rounded, tall hairstyle, two spiral curls at the side and a broken left edge. The face is shown in three-quarter view, with a narrow eye, a straight nose, full lips and a rounded chin. The grey surface is pitted and has faint blue pencil marks, and the head is mounted on a thin support against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Arsos V-VI, Ar. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Arsos V-VI, Ar. S.

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