Object photograph·C08957·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Pl. X VIII 2/3

Limestone sculpture head, Neo-Cypriote, seen from the front on a dark stand — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08957. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone sculpture head seen from the front, with a flat-topped crown, heavy brow ridges, almond-shaped eyes in relief, a small mouth and a chipped, damaged nose. Side pieces resembling hair or ear flaps hang down beside the face, and the neck ends in a rough break. The head rests on a dark cylindrical stand with a number label against a grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Pl. X VIII 2/3.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Pl. X VIII 2/3.