Object photograph·C05404·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone

Sculpted head from Mersinaki with short curled hair, pale stone-like surface, mounted on a thin metal stand — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05404. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head with short curled locks over the forehead, a straight nose, small full mouth and large eyes, its neck ending in a flat break. The head is set on a thin metal rod against a plain grey backdrop. The print is mounted on a card with a handwritten note and a printed number label in the lower corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone.

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