Object photograph·C05531·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone

Limestone sculpture fragment of a draped standing figure from Mersinaki, top broken away — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05531. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A weathered stone sculpture of a standing draped figure, photographed against a plain pale backdrop. The top of the head is broken away, and vertical folds of cloth run down the front of the body. The base rests on two dark stone pieces, and the surface is pitted and worn.

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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