Object photograph·C04660·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone

Sculpted head from Mersinaki, shown from the front on a plain square base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04660. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A sculpted head with short, rough-textured hair and a small knot above the forehead, heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose and closed lips. It is shown from the front, resting on a plain square base with a short neck. The surface is pitted and worn, and the ears are partly eroded.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone.

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