Object photograph·Csn0957·1927–1931

Sculpture, Swedish Collectors

Stone head of a female figure with a draped veil, face turned to the left, against a dark background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0957. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone head of a figure with a smooth veil drawn over the top of the head and curls showing at the side of the face. The face has a straight nose, closed lips and lowered eyes, and the surface shows cracks and worn patches; the neck is broken off at the base. The photograph is mounted on a pale card with a handwritten number at the lower edge, set against a dark background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Swedish Collectors, sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Svenska Samlare, Skulptur