Object photograph·C06456·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head statue from Kition, K. 178+218 S.

Limestone head statue from Kition, seen in three-quarter view — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06456. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with ridged hair over the brow and ear, turned to the right, with downcast eyes and a closed mouth. It is photographed against a plain grey backdrop with the neck and a little of the shoulders visible, and the print is mounted on a card with handwritten notes along the lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head statue from Kition II, K. 178+218 S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition II, K. 178+218 S.

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