Object photograph·C04925B·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Sculpted head with a moustache and broken chin, from Mersinaki, shown on a wooden block — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04925B. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A sculpted head with a tall, rounded crown, a band of hair across the forehead, a moustache and a prominent nose, shown in three-quarter view. The lower jaw and part of the chin are broken away, and the surface is chipped and pitted. The head stands on a wooden block, with a small paper tag or label by its 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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