Object photograph·Csn0372·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote

Frontal view of a carved limestone head with a rosette-decorated headband and large ears, on a black stand — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0372. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with wide almond-shaped eyes, full lips and large projecting ears, wearing a headband decorated with rosettes. It rests on a black stand with a small number label on its front, and the pale stone is slightly pitted with a chipped area on the chin. A plain grey backdrop sets off the sculpture, and a scale strip runs along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

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