Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn3605b·1927–1931

Limestone Minor Plastic

Small limestone figurine of a seated, crouching figure with knees drawn up and head bowed, on cloth.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3605b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small limestone figure of a seated, crouching person, with knees drawn up and arms folded over the body. The head is rounded with a worn, shallow face, and the surface is mottled and eroded in places. It rests on a rough cloth in front of a dark, plain backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Minor Plastic.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Minor Plastic.