Object photograph·C04922Ba·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Sculpted head with a tall headdress of rounded knobs, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04922Ba. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close photograph of a sculpted head against a plain grey backdrop. The head wears a tall, pointed cap with two rows of rounded knobs across the brow and sides, and has large eyes, a small mouth with a slight smile, and ears. The pale surface is worn and pitted, and the lower neck is cut off by the frame.

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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