Object photograph·Csn3896·1927–1931

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture

Stone statue of a female figure with a tall headdress and draped garment, holding a cylindrical object against her side — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3896. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone statue of a standing female figure, shown from the waist up to just below the knees, with a tall headdress, a veil falling behind the shoulders and pleated drapery. Her right arm is raised and holds a cylindrical object with a broken end, and the figure stands on a square plinth. The statue is photographed against a dark plain backdrop, and a number label is visible on the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic and Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Hellenistisk och Romersk skulptur.