Object photograph·C04692·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04692. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head of a figure shown in profile facing left, with a prominent nose, full lips, a rounded ear and a band of pointed ornaments across a tall conical headdress. The surface is worn and mottled grey, and the base is broken off unevenly. The object is photographed alone against a plain pale backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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