Object photograph·C08831·1927–1931

Stone fragment from Petra Tou Limniti

Stone figurine from Petra tou Limniti with arms folded across the chest, photographed against a plain background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08831. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small carved stone figure of a standing human form, shown frontally against a plain light grey background. The head has a broad, flat-topped crown and a narrow face, the arms are folded across the chest, and the legs are bent, with the lower legs and feet worn or broken. The mottled surface shows cracks, chips and pale streaks.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stone fragment from Petra Tou Limniti.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Petra Tou Limniti.

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