Object photograph·C05569a·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV

Carved limestone bust of a figure wearing a rounded headdress, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05569a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone bust of a figure wearing a headdress of rounded, layered elements above a band of small notches. The face has downcast eyes, a closed mouth and a chipped nose, and the garment shows fine vertical grooves across the chest with a horizontal band below. The bust is photographed against a plain grey background on a dark base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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