Object photograph·C06563·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ces. Col., Vol. 1, XLIII

Limestone statue of a standing figure with a tall headdress, bent arm across the chest and incised drapery. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06563. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing stone figure photographed against a plain pale background, shown from the head to below the knees, with the lower edge broken away. It wears a tall headdress with a band, a short beard and an incised necklace across the chest. One arm is bent with the fist at the chest, the other hangs at the side and ends in a broken stump, and the skirt has diagonal incised folds.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ces. Col., Vol. 1, XLIII.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Ces. Col., Vol. 1, XLIII.