Object photograph·C04680a·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0935)

Head of a figure in a tall pointed headdress, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04680a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A sculpted head with a tall, pointed headdress rising above a worn face with heavy brows, a small mouth and a damaged nose. The left side of the headdress and the base of the neck are broken away. The head is photographed close up against a plain grey background, with faint marks at the top right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0935.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0935.

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