Object photograph·C04691·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0983 C.M.

Limestone statue of a standing male nude from Mersinaki, seen from the side with one arm bent across the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04691. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The statue is shown from one side and slightly behind, a slender standing figure with short curly hair and one arm bent across the torso, the hand resting near the hip. The legs are straight and the stone surface is worn and pitted. The figure stands on a square plinth with a white ring support under the feet, and the photograph is mounted on a grey card with a narrow border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0983 C.M..

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