Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn3793·1927–1931

Roman sculpture

Roman sculpture: a stone head of a man with cropped hair, its nose chipped, with a broken bust below.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3793. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone sculpture of a man's head and upper chest with cropped hair, heavy-lidded eyes, small ears and a closed mouth. The nose is chipped and the surface is weathered and pitted, and the bust ends in a rough break at the shoulders. It is shown against a black background on a photo mount with a pale border and a number label along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Romersk skulptur.