Object photograph·C05535·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0990)

Terracotta head of a bearded man in a close-fitting cap, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05535. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head and upper bust of a bearded man, shown frontally against a plain pale background and set on a dark block base. The head wears a close-fitting cap or headdress with a raised rim across the forehead, and has a moustache, a full beard, a slight smile and heavy-lidded eyes. The rough, pitted surface is worn in places, and there is a small hole near the top of the cap.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0990.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0990.

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