Object photograph·C09768·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I statue from Arsos V-VI

Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09768. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head shown in left profile against a dark background, with the face worn and the nose and chin chipped. The hair is arranged in tiers of rows and a band of curled locks above the ear, and a pendant or earring hangs below the ear. A row of beads runs along the neck, and the bust below is cut off by the frame.

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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