Object photograph·C05405b·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone

Sculpted head with short hair, large heavy-lidded eyes and a chipped nose, pale stone, on a dark stand, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05405b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A sculpted human head is shown frontally against a grey backdrop, with short textured hair over the brow, heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose with a damaged tip, and a closed mouth. The ears are carved in low relief, and the neck ends abruptly at the bottom edge. A white line has been painted around the outline of the head on the print, and a dark stand shows below.

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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