Object photograph·C04998·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I from Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0769+782)

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I figure from Mersinaki, standing on a cylindrical base, photographed against a plain grey background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04998. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing human figure in clay with a banded headdress, a broad face with a prominent nose and narrowed eyes, and arms bent with the hands held near the waist. The body tapers into a cylindrical base. The surface is greyish with worn areas and dark patches, and the figure is photographed upright on a plain backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I from Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0769+782..

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0769+782..

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