Object photograph·C04688·1927–1931

Terracotta statuette from Mersinaki, Me. 1035

Carved stone head with short wavy hair and a worn face, set on a dark block against a pale background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04688. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head with short, wavy hair rendered in locks over the forehead and above the ears. The face has heavy-lidded eyes, a straight nose, and a small closed mouth, and the surface is weathered and pitted. The neck ends in a rough flat break that rests on a dark block against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 1035. C.M..

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 1035. C.M..

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