Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn3846·1927–1931

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture

Sculpted head and upper bust in profile, facing right, with a wide band wound through the hair
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3846. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale stone head and upper bust in profile, facing right. The hair is carved in wavy strands at the back and in small curls over the ear, with a wide band wound around the head. The neck and shoulder are chipped, and a scale bar with a number label stands in front against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Hellenistisk och Romersk skulptur.