Object photograph·Csn3590·1927–1931

Sarcophagi, Cyprus (7353)

Limestone relief of a standing veiled woman in an arched slab, shown with a scale rod beside it — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3590. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A front view of a standing female figure carved in relief on a tall stone slab with an arched top. She wears a veil framing her face and drapery with deep folds; one hand rests on her chest and the other holds a fold at her side. The slab stands on a plain plinth against a black background, with a striped scale rod at the right edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Sarcophagi, Cyprus. 7353.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Sarkofager Cypern. 7353