Object photograph·C05542·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0958)

Head of a statue from Mersinaki with a band of raised shapes across the crown, shown from the front on a block base. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05542. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head with a broad face, straight nose, small mouth with a faint smile, and large projecting ears. The crown is covered by a band of raised, rounded shapes resembling a wreath or hair arrangement, and part of the top is broken away. The head sits on a square block base, with pieces of pale adhesive visible near its lower edge, and the photograph is in grey tones.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0958.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0958.

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