Object photograph·Csn0400·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, British Museum, C.74. neo-Cypn

Limestone sculpture of a bearded male head on a plinth, seen from the front — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0400. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head of a bearded man stands frontally against a black background on a rectangular plinth. The close-fitting cap is crosshatched with raised borders; the face has heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose and a slight smile, and the long beard has vertical grooves ending in curls. A number label and a printed title strip are on the plinth front.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Proto-Cypriote, British Museum, C.74. neo-Cypn.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Proto-Cypriote, British Museum, C.74. neo-Cypn.