Object photograph·C07173·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II

Sculpted hand and wrist of a limestone statue, with a thick bangle, fingers curled over a fold of drapery — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C07173. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close photograph of a sculpted hand and forearm in pale limestone. A thick bangle encircles the wrist, and the fingers curl around a rounded form at the edge of a drapery fold. The background is dark, and the surface shows fine tool marks and worn texture.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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