Object photograph·C04701·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone (Me. 0757)

Stone head from Mersinaki with heavy brows, almond eyes and a pitted, honeycomb-textured top — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04701. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head carved in pale grey stone, photographed against a plain grey backdrop. The face has heavy arched brows, deep-set almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose that is worn and damaged, and a closed mouth with full lips. A band of rounded, pitted texture runs over the top of the head, and the base of the neck is broken away.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0757.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0757.

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