Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C08497b·1927–1931

North Africa

Carved stone head in profile facing right, with curly hair pitted by drill holes, on a dark rectangular base
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08497b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale carved head in profile, facing right, with a straight nose and full lips. The hair is in rough curls covered with small drilled holes, and the back of the head and neck are weathered and rough. The head stands on a dark wooden or painted block, and a white statue is partly visible in the background at right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

North Africa.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Nord-Afrika.