Object photograph·C04922Bb·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Terracotta head and upper body of a figure with a tiered headdress of rounded knobs, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04922Bb. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Photograph of a clay-coloured sculpted head and upper body, turned slightly to the left against a plain grey backdrop. The head wears a tall cap-like headdress with rows of rounded knobs across the brow, and the face has almond-shaped eyes and a small, slightly smiling mouth. The surface is cracked and chipped across the neck and shoulders.

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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