Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C08957a·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote

Limestone head sculpture in profile, facing left, with a number label, standing on a black cylindrical stand.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08957a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head is shown in left profile on a black cylindrical stand. The flat-topped skull has a large ear in relief, a carved brow ridge and a prominent nose and lips, and the surface is pitted and worn. A number label is painted on the neck, and the base of the neck is broken off flat.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote.