Object photograph·C05541·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, sculpture (Me. 0704)

Limestone male torso from Mersinaki, headless and armless, photographed against a plain grey backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05541. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A headless, armless male torso carved in pale stone, photographed frontally against a plain grey backdrop. The chest and abdomen have soft, rounded modelling and the genitals are shown, while dark-filled cracks and breaks run across the midsection and the left leg. A handwritten number is at the top left and a printed label sits at the lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0704.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0704.

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