Object photograph·C05587·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, V -8%

Terracotta head from Mersinaki, front view, with carved hair and a fan-shaped ridged ornament above the brow — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05587. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Front view of a small head sculpture with large almond-shaped eyes, a small nose and closed lips, its face smooth and pale. The hair is shown by incised wavy lines at the sides and a fan of radiating ridges over the forehead, while the top and back of the head are broken and rough. The head is photographed against a plain grey background on a mounted card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, V -8%.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, V -8%.

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