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Object photograph·C05406b·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone

Profile photograph of a carved stone head from Mersinaki, facing right, with wavy hair and a pitted surface.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05406b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head seen in profile, facing right, with the nose, lips and eye clearly modelled and the hair shown as wavy locks over the forehead and ear. The grey surface is pitted and worn, and the lower neck rests on a dark blue-banded support. The print is mounted on a grey card with a pale border.

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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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)