Object photograph·C09011·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III (Acc.671)

Carved limestone head with a tall headdress and long beard, on a white pedestal, from Kition — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09011. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a tall, rounded headdress and a band across the forehead. The face has large almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose with a chipped tip, and a small mouth, with a long beard marked by vertical incised lines. The head stands on a white square pedestal against a plain grey wall; the surface is pitted and the chin and side edges are broken.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, Acc.671 Kition.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Kition III, Acc.671 Kition.

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