Object photograph·C05431b·1927–1931

Hellenistic Roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone statue (Me. 0972. S)

Limestone head from Mersinaki, shown three-quarter view against a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05431b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head carved from pale, pitted limestone, shown in three-quarter view on a plain background. The face has a broad nose, a firm mouth with defined lips and shaded eye sockets, and the ears are partly visible. The neck ends in a flat, broken base, and the surface is worn and full of small holes.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic Roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0972. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0972. S.

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