Object photograph·C04925A·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Head sculpture from Mersinaki with a curled band across the brow and a chipped nose. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04925A. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Photograph of a sculpted head with a rounded skull, a band of curled locks across the forehead and a large ear. The face is worn, the nose is chipped and the lower neck is broken away on one side. It stands on a plinth against a plain grey background, with a small paper label near the base.

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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