Object photograph·C08501·1927–1931

North Africa

Carved stone head of a figure on a dark base, with wavy hair, a chipped nose and a slight smile — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08501. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head with a short neck, shown frontally on a black wooden base. The hair is rendered in wavy locks around the forehead and ears, the top of the head and the nose are chipped, and the eyes are deep hollows. Behind it are a room interior with an arched doorway and a shelf of small objects.

English, translated from the Swedish record

North Africa.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Nord-Afrika.