Object photograph·Csn0354·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote

Limestone head of a bearded figure with a tall flat-topped cap, standing on a dark square base. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0354. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a tall, flat-topped cap, heavy almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose and a faint smile. The beard is shown by short incised strokes along the jaw, and the chin and cap surface show chips and abrasions. The head stands on a dark square base with a number label on its front, against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

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