Object photograph·C03873·1927–1931

Sculpture, Hellenistic Roman, Mersinaki (Me. 1047 + 1049)

Limestone statue fragment of a draped figure, showing legs and feet on a base, from Mersinaki — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03873. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone sculpture fragment showing the lower part of a draped figure: cloth falls in folds over the upper part, and two bare legs with feet stand on a rectangular base. The upper body and head are missing, leaving rough broken edges. The piece is set against a dark stone wall, with a small block visible at the left edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: Lower half of a draped stone statue: two bare feet and legs, with a mass of drapery with deep folds hanging over the upper part, all standing on a thick, rough base. The limestone surface is pitted and worn, with broken edges. Behind it is a dark wall of large stone blocks, and a few stones lie on the ground at right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Sculpture. Hellenistic Roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 1047. + 1049. S O H.165cm.

Swedish, as on the record

Skulptur. Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 1047. + 1049. S O H.165cm.