Object photograph·Csn0496·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian

Limestone sculpture of a seated figure playing a double pipe, Cypro-Egyptian — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0496. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A bust-length limestone figure with a close-fitting cap and ears, eyes sunk and a band across the mouth, holds two long pipes to its lips with both hands. The arms are bent at the elbows, the chest is bare, and the surface is weathered with some dark marks. The sculpture stands on a dark cylindrical base, with a small number label on the front of the lower body, against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Egyptian.