Object photograph·C05018·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Limestone head and upper neck from Mersinaki, wearing a ridged cap, with a broken nose and a slight smile — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05018. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone head and upper neck, photographed close up against a plain grey background. The figure wears a close-fitting cap with incised ridges and a rolled band above the brow, and has large almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose with a broken tip and a closed, slightly smiling mouth. The ears are carved in low relief, and below the neck a pale adhesive band crosses a support.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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