Object photograph·C04678·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0645)

Terracotta head of a figure with a band of rounded curls around the forehead, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04678. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head shown frontally against a pale plain background, with heavy-lidded eyes, a straight nose and a slight closed-mouth smile. The hair is a thick roll across the forehead with rounded locks above, and the ears show at the sides. The surface is worn and chipped in places, especially around the nose and mouth, and the neck ends abruptly at the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0645.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0645.

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