Object photograph·C06557·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, S

Limestone head sculpture with a tall cylindrical headdress carved with rosettes, shown on a dark pedestal — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06557. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with large almond-shaped eyes, a narrow nose that is chipped at the tip, and a tall cylindrical headdress with rosette motifs. It is photographed in three-quarter view on a dark square pedestal against a plain grey backdrop, with a patch of blue material visible at the base of the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Proto-Cypriote, S.