Object photograph·C05080·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0872)

Head of a statue from Mersinaki with closed eyes, a flat-topped headdress and a prominent nose — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05080. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head with a broad, flat-topped headdress, heavy closed eyelids, a straight prominent nose and a small, slightly smiling mouth. The neck is broken off at the base and the head is held on a thin rod. The pale grey surface is grainy and rough in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0872.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0872.

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