Object photograph·C04996·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 1076. S..

Face with a moustache from Mersinaki, grey-brown and cracked, shown frontally on a pale background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04996. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head-shaped object in grey-brown material, showing a face with heavy brows, deep-set eyes, a broad nose, a moustache and closed lips. The top of the head is chipped and cracks run across the forehead and cheek. It is photographed straight on against a pale background, with no people or scale visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 1076. S..

More from Mersinaki