Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C09177·1927–1931

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Side view of a marble head of a figure with wavy hair and an ear, face in profile to the left.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09177. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head shown in left profile against a dark background, with neck and part of the shoulder below. The hair is arranged in wavy locks over the brow and combed in rows behind the ear, and the ear is carved in relief. The surface is weathered and chipped, with a broken area at the tip of the nose and small losses along the hairline.

English, translated from the Swedish record

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Swedish, as on the record

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