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Object photograph·Csn0361·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote (Cesn Coll. I:XXIII.54)

Limestone Neo-Cypriote head in right profile against a black background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0361. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The head is shown in right profile against a plain black background. It has a rounded skull, a band across the brow, a large ear set low on the side, a straight nose, and a firm chin. The limestone surface is pitted and worn in places, and the neck is cut off flat at the bottom.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Cesn Coll. I:XXIII.54.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Cesn Coll. I:XXIII.54.