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Object photograph·Csn0394·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Pl. V -55%

Limestone head in profile with a tall crest, large ear and long beak-like face, on a dark base
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0394. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head shown in right-facing profile, standing on a dark rectangular block. It has a tall pointed crest rising from the top of the head, a band across the brow, a large ear with a deep rim, an almond-shaped eye and a small mouth on a long, forward-projecting face. The surface is pale grey, with small chips and wear across the cap and face.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Pl. V -55%.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Proto-Cypriote, Pl. V -55%.