Object photograph·C05048·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Limestone head of a bust with curled hair and a smiling face, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05048. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Front view of a limestone head and upper neck, with almond-shaped eyes, a small smiling mouth and a rounded chin. The hair is set in layered curls over the brow and falls in locks at the sides, and the neck ends flat at the base. The surface is pitted and worn, with a dark mark on the nose and chipped areas near the chin, shown against a plain pale grey backdrop.

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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