Object photograph·Csn3768·1927–1931

Roman sculpture

Head and bust of a female statue carved in stone, with wavy hair drawn back from the face — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3768. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a woman with wavy hair arranged in rows of waves across the top of the head and down over the ears, the face turned slightly to one side. The head sits on a plain bust base with a smooth, straight-edged neckline. The photograph is brownish in tone and shows the pale surface of the stone against a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Romersk skulptur.