Object photograph·C04685·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0899)

Terracotta head from Mersinaki with a close-fitting cap, long pointed beard and three round ornaments on the ear — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04685. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head sculpture in a pale, rough-surfaced material, shown in three-quarter view against a plain grey backdrop. It wears a close-fitting cap or headdress, has a prominent nose and a long, pointed beard, and three round ornaments hang beside the large ear. The neck ends in a broken, uneven base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0899.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0899.

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