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Object photograph·Csn0497·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian bust (Myres Katalog 1264)

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian bust in profile, facing right, with both hands holding a long strip against its chin
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0497. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone bust shown in profile facing right, standing on a dark stand at the bottom edge. The figure has a rounded hair mass behind a carved ear, a band across the forehead, and a long vertical strip running from the chin down to the clasped hands at the chest. The surface is worn and slightly chipped, and the plain grey backdrop makes the carved outline stand out.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian, Myres Katalog: 1264.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Egyptian, Myres Katalog: 1264.