Object photograph·Csn1708·1927–1931

Bust of a man from North Africa, Alex.Mus.3912

Bust of a bearded man from North Africa, carved in stone, photographed against a dark backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1708. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone bust of a bearded man with deep-set eyes, a furrowed brow and a thick, curly beard. The head is turned slightly to one side, the top of the head is rough and broken, and the neck ends abruptly. The photograph is mounted on a card with a handwritten label along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

North Africa. Alex.Mus.3912

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Nord-Afrika. Alex.Mus.3912