Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn0364·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote

Limestone statue head in profile, facing left, with tiered curled hair and rosette ornaments above the ear.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0364. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head in side profile, facing left, photographed against a plain grey background. The hair is set in raised tiers of curls with rosette-like flower ornaments over the ear, and the brow, eye, nose and lips are carved in relief. The neck ends in a broken edge, with part of the shoulder or body fragment below.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

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