Object photograph·C04574·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0960)

Bearded head sculpture from Mersinaki with a spiked headdress, shown in three-quarter view. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04574. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The head is shown in three-quarter view against a plain pale background, with a long pointed beard, heavy-lidded eyes, a straight nose and a small mouth. A broad band runs across the brow, with triangular spikes rising from it at the back and a broken, uneven top edge. The neck tapers down to a flat base resting on a pale surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0960.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0960.

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