Object photograph·C05079·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I, Mersinaki I-II (Me. 1055?)

Terracotta head from Mersinaki with a close-fitting cap, cracked down the left cheek and broken at the top — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05079. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A modelled human head with a broad face, large heavy-lidded eyes, a prominent nose and a small mouth, with a band-like cap covering the forehead and sides. The porous, rough surface is pale grey, with chips at the top of the head and a long crack running down the left side of the face. The head is shown frontally against a plain grey backdrop, supported from below on thin rods.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I, Mersinaki I-II, Me. 1055?

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 1055?.

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