Object photograph·C05543·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone sculpture from Mersinaki III-IV (Me. 1003. S)

Broken limestone sculpture fragment from Mersinaki, carved with diagonal folds — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05543. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall, narrow fragment of pale limestone with a rough, broken top and several parallel diagonal grooves running across its surface. At the base is a band of vertical flutes and a rounded projection at the lower left. A dark label with the number 1003 stands beside it at the right, and a crack crosses the middle of the stone.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 1003. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 1003. S.

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