Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn0446·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I, Ces.Coll.

Limestone head of a figure in profile, with ridged hair bound by a band, on a dark stand.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0446. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head shown in left profile on a dark cylindrical stand against a plain grey backdrop. The hair is shown in close parallel grooves bound by a band with rounded knobs, and the face has a prominent nose, a rounded chin and a carved ear. The surface is worn and pitted, the base of the neck is broken away, and number labels appear on the neck and the stand.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone. Cypro-Greek I. Ces.Coll.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Ces.Coll.