Object photograph·C05560·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II limestone statuette from Mersinaki (O H.59.5)

Limestone statue of a standing draped figure from Mersinaki, face worn and features indistinct. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05560. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing draped figure carved in limestone, shown frontally against a grey backdrop on a white base. The head wears a close-fitting headdress and the face is worn, with its features indistinct. Diagonal folds cross the body, the robe falls in vertical pleats at the hem, and one hand holds a rounded object at the hip; a number label sits at lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, O H.59.5.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, O H.59.5.

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