Object photograph·C05422·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki terracotta limestone (Me. 0616)

Limestone head of a figure facing right, with curled locks of hair, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05422. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head in limestone, shown in profile facing right against a plain grey backdrop. The hair has a rough, pitted surface with curled locks above the brow and over the ear, and the face has a straight nose and small mouth with a worn surface. The lower part is broken away in an uneven edge where the neck would have been.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki, terracotta limestone, Me. 0616 Pl.II 1/1.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0616 Pl.II 1/1.

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