Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn3841·1927–1931

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture

Carved stone head with curled hair and lowered eyes, standing on a plinth with a scale bar and number label.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3841. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head with short, curled hair framing a broad face with heavy-lidded eyes and a small, closed mouth. It stands on a pale rectangular plinth with a scale bar and a number label beneath, against a plain grey backdrop. The nose and chin show surface wear and small breaks.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Hellenistisk och Romersk skulptur.