Object photograph·Csn0365·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote statue (Cosnola, Atlas I, Pl. XXVI, 70)

Limestone statue of a head and shoulders, Neo-Cypriote, photographed against a plain grey backdrop — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0365. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone statue showing a head and shoulders with a smooth, flat-topped headdress and long straight locks falling beside the face to the shoulders. The face has almond-shaped eyes, a short nose and a closed, slightly smiling mouth, and the neck is thick. The rough, pitted surface shows small chips and pale patches on the shoulders and left lock.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Cosnola, Atlas I, Pl. XXVI, 70.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Neo-Cypriote, Cosnola, Atlas I, Pl. XXVI, 70.