Object photograph·C08958·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, not with X Pl. VIII

Limestone sculpture of a head and upper body with a rounded, pointed cap and large almond-shaped eyes — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08958. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A frontal photograph of a limestone head and upper body with a rounded cap that rises to a small point at the top. The face has large almond-shaped eyes with heavy lids, a small mouth and a broad chin, and the ears are partly visible beside the cap. The surface is pitted and weathered, and the sculpture is shown against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, not with X Pl. VIII.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, ej med X Pl. VIII.