Object photograph·C05571·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone

Weathered stone torso of a standing male figure from Mersinaki, with head and arms missing — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05571. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The sculpture is a torso of a standing male figure, shown from the front with the head and both arms broken away at the neck and shoulders. Its surface is pitted and grey with dark stains, and the legs are visible down to the feet. It stands on pale paper supports against a plain grey backdrop, with a small number label at lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone.

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