Object photograph·Csn0350·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote statue (1911.351)

Limestone head of a statue with a close-fitting cap, shown frontally on a dark wooden base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0350. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A frontal photograph of a carved limestone head with a close-fitting cap-like headdress, heavy brows, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose and closed lips. The chin on the viewer's right is chipped, and the neck and side pieces of the stone are visible behind the face. The head stands on a dark wooden base against a plain light grey background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Ashmolean Museum. 1911.351.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Ashmolean Museum. 1911.351.