Object photograph·C05017·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, sculpture (Me. 0717)

Limestone head sculpture from Mersinaki with layered hair and a slight smile — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05017. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Limestone head of a figure carved in three-quarter view, the neck cut off flat at the base. The hair is arranged in layered wavy strands over the brow and temples, with a braided band across the top of the head. The almond-shaped eyes have heavy lids and the mouth is closed in a slight smile, set against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0717.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0717.

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