Object photograph·Csn0401·1927–1931

Limestone Proto-Cypriote

Limestone statue head and shoulders, Proto-Cypriote, face frontal, nose broken — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0401. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Frontal view of a limestone statue head and upper torso against a plain grey backdrop. The head wears a rounded, close-fitting headdress that frames the face, with large almond-shaped eyes, heavy brows and a small mouth. The nose and parts of the surface are broken and worn, and the shoulders carry incised curved pattern lines.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Proto-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

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