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Object photograph·Csn0457·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head (Ces Coll. Vol. LXXIII 475)

Limestone head in profile, facing right, with a patterned band across the hair
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0457. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head in profile facing right, made of pale limestone and photographed against a dark grey backdrop. The hair is a smooth cap above a raised band with diagonal incised patterns and a ridged fillet along the top, and the face has downcast eyes and a slight smile. An ear, part of the neck and the top of a shoulder show below, and the surface has patches of rougher stone.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I. Ces.Coll, Ces Coll. Vol. LXXIII 475.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Ces.Coll, Ces Coll. Vol. LXXIII 475.