Object photograph·Csn0373·1927–1931

Limestone Neo-Cypriote

Carved limestone head of a figure wearing a band with rosette ornaments, shown on a dark stand — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0373. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head shown in three-quarter view on a dark cylindrical stand with a metal rod behind it. It wears a band decorated with raised rosettes and a row of small notched beads, and a large ear is visible at the side. The nose and parts of the face are chipped and pitted, and the grey surface is rough, set 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.