Object photograph·Csn3807·1927–1931

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture (EV. MR.665)

Carved stone head of a bearded man with curled hair, on a dark cylindrical base; the nose is chipped. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3807. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a bearded man, shown three-quarter view on a dark cylindrical base against a grey backdrop. The hair is arranged in rows of curled locks over the forehead and temples, and the beard is worked in tight curls and incised strands. The nose is chipped, the surface is weathered, and the neck ends in a flat break.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture, CES. Coll. Vol I, Pl, EV. MR.665 PL.XVIII 20% P.G III.

Swedish, as on the record

Hellenistisk och Romersk skulptur, CES. Coll. Vol I, Pl, EV. MR.665 PL.XVIII 20% P.G III.