Object photograph·C06559·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Ces.Coll. Vol I. PI. VIII

Limestone Neo-Cypriote statue of a standing figure with a leafy branch in relief, photographed from the front — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06559. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing limestone figure, shown from the front against a plain grey background. The head has a band of curls or beads across the hair, the nose is damaged, and the surface is worn and mottled. A garment is draped diagonally across the chest with folds marked by incised lines, and a leafy branch is carved in relief at the figure's right side.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Ces.Coll. Vol I. PI. VIII.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Ces.Coll. Vol I. PI. VIII.