Object photograph·C04681·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0635)

Head of a figure in stone with a tall flat-topped headdress and rows of curled hair, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04681. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The head is shown in three-quarter side view against a plain grey background. It has a tall headdress with a broken flat top, a band of rounded curls above the brow and over the ear, and a large projecting ear. The almond-shaped eye, straight nose and slight smile are visible, the surface is pitted, and the neck is broken off below.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0635.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0635.

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