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Object photograph·Csn0498·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian, Ces.Coll. Vol I. PI. XII

Limestone bust of a figure holding a lyre, shown in profile on a dark round base
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0498. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone sculpture of a bust of a figure, shown in profile facing right, with a close-fitting head covering and a visible ear. The bent arms hold a lyre whose upright frame ends in an animal head at the top right. The pale surface is pitted and worn, and the bust stands on a dark round base against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Egyptian, Ces.Coll. Vol I. PI. XII.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Egyptian, Ces.Coll. Vol I. PI. XII.