Object photograph·Csn0461·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I, Ces.Coll.

Limestone head, Cypro-Greek I, with curled hair, shown on a dark stepped stand with a number label — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0461. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head set on a dark stepped stand, with a number label on the base. The face has heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose and a small closed mouth, and curled locks of hair frame the forehead and sides. The stone surface is worn and chipped, especially around the nose and mouth, and the head is shown against a plain black background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone. Cypro-Greek I. Ces.Coll.

Swedish, as on the record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Ces.Coll.