Object photograph·C05551·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV (Me. 1062. S)

Limestone statue of a standing draped figure with a curled headdress, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05551. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The limestone statue stands upright on a low base against a plain grey backdrop. It wears a curled headdress and a garment with deep vertical folds, one arm bent across the body and the other hanging at the side. The upper torso has a large break with a section missing, and there are further chips and cracks in the drapery.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 1062. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 1062. S.

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