Object photograph·C05548·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone sculpture from Mersinaki (Me. 1060 + 1061)

Limestone statue fragment from Mersinaki: a standing figure with head and forearms broken off, in a long garment with vertical folds. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05548. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large limestone sculpture of a standing figure, shown upright against a plain grey backdrop and resting on a stack of stone blocks. The head is missing and the forearms are broken off, and the long garment has deep vertical folds with a band at the waist. A join line crosses the body where the pieces are fitted together, and the surface is worn.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 1060 + 1061. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 1060 + 1061. S.

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