Object photograph·C09767·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I statue from Arsos V-VI

Limestone head from Arsos, frontal view, with the nose and mouth broken — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09767. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Frontal photograph of a carved stone head set against a dark background. The hair is shown in wavy strands across the forehead beneath a smooth, rounded headdress, with almond-shaped eyes and a beaded necklace with a pendant at the neck. The nose, mouth and chin are broken away in places, and the pale surface is worn and chipped.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Arsos V-VI.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Arsos V-VI.

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