Object photograph·C08751·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, fragment (V. 017)

Limestone head fragment from Vouni, with a high headdress of raised leaf-like ornament and a smiling face — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08751. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a smiling face, heavy-lidded almond eyes and a high headdress decorated with rows of raised leaf or floral motifs and a band of pleated ornament above the brow. The head is broken off at the neck and shown front-on on a wooden cylindrical stand against a woven grey fabric background. The surface is weathered and chipped, especially around the crown and neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 017.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Vouni I-II, V. 017.

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