Object photograph·C04575·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0822)

Head sculpture from Mersinaki with a close-fitting cap, wide ears, narrow eyes and a closed mouth — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04575. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The head is shown frontally against a plain pale background, with a cap-like headdress covering the top of the skull and wide ears at the sides. The eyes are narrow and the mouth is closed, and the surface is worn with small pits and cracks. The head sits on a short neck above a pale mount or base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0822.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0822.

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