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Object photograph·Csn0367·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote

Limestone Neo-Cypriote head with a tall rounded cap, shown on a dark cylindrical stand
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0367. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone head with a tall, rounded cap, broad nose, almond-shaped eyes and a small smile, with ears and a short section of neck and shoulders. The surface is pitted and weathered, with a small chip on one cheek. The head sits on a dark cylindrical stand with a number label at its base, 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.