Object photograph·C04679·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Head from Mersinaki with a tall, banded cap, large eyes and a damaged nose, neck broken off at the base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04679. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A front view of a head with a tall, rounded cap that has a raised band around its lower edge. The eyes are heavily lidded, the nose is damaged, and the full mouth and modelled ears are visible. The surface is worn and pitted, and the neck is broken off at the bottom, set against a plain grey background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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