Object photograph·Csn0427·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head statue, British Museum C.102

Limestone head statue with a tall conical headdress and closed eyes, shown against a black background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0427. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a tall, pointed conical headdress framed by a raised band across the forehead. The face has heavy-lidded closed eyes, a broad nose, and a faint smile, and the neck ends in a flat base. The head is photographed frontally against a black background and stands on a stone plinth with a number label painted on its front.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I, Ces.Coll, British Museum, C.102.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Ces.Coll, British Museum, C.102..