Object photograph·C04669·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman terracotta limestone object from Mersinaki, Me. 1088

Head of a figure from Mersinaki with a ridged headband, almond-shaped eyes and a chipped nose, seen from the front. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04669. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A sculpted head shown frontally against a plain grey backdrop on a mounted photo card. The face has large almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose broken at the tip, a small mouth and a rounded chin. The head wears a band with a dotted, ridged pattern above a raised top, a thin crack runs diagonally across the face, and the neck has bluish-grey retouching.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman, Mersinaki. Terracotta limestone, Me. 1088. C.M..

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 1088. C.M..

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