Object photograph·C06441·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, sculpture (V. 500)

Limestone head sculpture from Vouni wearing a tall conical headdress with a ridged band, shown frontally — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06441. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Frontal photograph of a limestone head with almond-shaped eyes, a chipped nose and a small mouth. It wears a tall, pointed headdress with a thick ridged band across the forehead. The pale grey stone shows cracks, worn areas and fine lines marking joins, and the head is set against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 500.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 500.

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