Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn0348·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote

Limestone Neo-Cypriote head, front view, with a tall rounded cap, almond eyes and a broken nose
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0348. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A frontal photograph of a limestone sculpture of a head and upper neck, shown against a plain grey backdrop. The head wears a tall rounded cap with a raised band across the brow and long side pieces falling to the shoulders. The eyes are large and almond-shaped with heavy lids, and the tip of the nose is broken away.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote.