Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn0458·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I, Ces.Coll.

Limestone Cypro-Greek I head in profile on a dark stand, with incised hair and rows of locks.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0458. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head shown in profile on a dark cylindrical stand against a grey backdrop. Fine parallel incised lines cover the top of the hair, and rows of rounded locks sit over the brow and above the ear. The face is worn, with the nose and mouth partly eroded, and the neck is cut off flat at the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone. Cypro-Greek I. Ces.Coll.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Ces.Coll.