Object photograph·Csn3767·1927–1931

Roman sculpture (G.1500..)

Sculpted stone head of a woman with wavy hair, shown as a bust with the shoulders — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3767. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A sculpted female head with wavy hair arranged in rows over the forehead and sides, shown with the neck and the top of the shoulders. The face has full cheeks, a straight nose, a small mouth and heavy-lidded eyes. The photograph is mounted on a pale card, a horizontal crack runs across the print below the chin, and handwriting is visible along the lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Roman sculpture, G.1500..

Swedish, as on the record

Romersk skulptur, G.1500..