Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn3890·1927–1931

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture

Stone head with curly hair and a wreath across the crown, shown in right profile against a grey backdrop
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3890. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head with short curly hair and a wreath of leaves or bands across the crown, shown in right profile against a plain grey backdrop. The face is smooth, the nose and lips look worn, and the head sits on a plain bust base. A scale bar and a number label are placed in front of the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Hellenistisk och Romersk skulptur.