Object photograph·Csn0439·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I, Ces.Coll.

Limestone head of a statue with curled hair in a cap of curls and a smiling face, nose chipped. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0439. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head and upper torso of a statue, shown against a plain grey backdrop in a close, frontal photograph. The hair is arranged in rows of rounded curls framing the forehead and ears, the eyes are almond-shaped with raised brows, and the mouth is set in a faint smile. The nose is broken and the surface of the neck and chest is flaking, with pale patches of worn stone.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone. Cypro-Greek I. Ces.Coll.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Ces.Coll.