Object photograph·C04994·1927–1931

Hellenistic Roman terracotta limestone sculpture from Mersinaki, Me. 0686

Sculpted head from Mersinaki with a broken nose and a wide band framing the head. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04994. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone head photographed frontally against a plain pale background, with the neck ending in a jagged, broken edge. The face has large almond-shaped eyes, a small mouth with parted lips and a rounded chin, and the nose is broken off, leaving a dark rough break. A wide band covers the hair and frames the forehead and sides, and fine cracks run across the face.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic Roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0686. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0686. S.

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