Object photograph·Csn0438·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I, Ces.Coll.

Limestone head of a figure with a banded headdress and almond-shaped eyes, shown on a black stand. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0438. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a broad, rounded face, half-closed almond-shaped eyes, a small mouth and a flat nose with a chipped tip. The head wears a thick headdress with rows of raised, twisted curls across the forehead and down the sides. It stands on a black cylindrical base bearing a number label, against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone. Cypro-Greek I. Ces.Coll.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Ces.Coll.