Object photograph·C08500·1927–1931

North Africa

Carved head and bust with curled hair pierced by drilled holes, on a dark rectangular base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08500. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head and upper bust with a full, smooth face, wide eyes and a small mouth. The hair is arranged in rows of curls across the forehead and down the sides, many marked with drilled holes, and the surface is worn and chipped in places. The bust stands on a dark rectangular base, with a number label written on the neck, and a dark wall and blurred cabinet appear behind it.

English, translated from the Swedish record

North Africa.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Nord-Afrika.