Object photograph·Csn0422·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I, Ces.Coll.

Limestone head of a figure with a laurel-like band of leaves and rows of curls over the forehead, photographed against a grey backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0422. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head, shown frontally and slightly from the side, rests on a dark cylindrical stand with a number label near its base. The top of the head has an incised band of leaf-like shapes, and a row of rounded curls runs across the forehead and down by the ears. The eyes are almond-shaped, the nose is chipped, and the surface is pitted and worn in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone. Cypro-Greek I. Ces.Coll.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Ces.Coll.