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Field photograph·C02780·1930

Sculpture no. Me. 0656 in situ in H 15 at Mersinaki

Carved stone head in situ in H 15 at Mersinaki, half-buried in soil among stones
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02780. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head lies partly embedded in packed earth at the base of an excavated cut. Its brow and mouth are visible, while the rest is covered by soil and loose rubble. Flat-faced stones sit beside it, and the rough cut face of the excavation rises behind, with pale crumbly earth above.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Carved stone head partly embedded in soil among stone blocks, in situ in excavation H 15 at Mersinaki
Description, scan 2
A carved head, its face turned toward the camera, lies half buried in dark soil between rough stone blocks. The eyes and mouth are clearly visible, while the rest of the head disappears into the earth. The view is close and from above, with rocky rubble and packed earth filling the frame around it.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Sculpture no. Me. 0656 in situ, in H 15. ?

Swedish, as on the record

Skulptur no. Me. 0656 in situ, i H 15. [?]

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)