Object photograph·C04693·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 1012)

Head of a figure with a tall conical headdress, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04693. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head of a figure shown in three-quarter view against a plain grey background. It wears a tall conical headdress and a raised band with pointed projections around its lower edge. The downcast eyes, straight nose and slight smile are clear, and the neck ends in a broken, uneven base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 1012.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 1012.

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