Object photograph·C05587a·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone

Carved head from Mersinaki, front view on a block, with the top and back of the head broken away. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05587a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head shown frontally on a dark wooden block against a plain grey backdrop. The face has large almond-shaped eyes with raised rims, a broad nose now broken at its tip, and a closed mouth with defined lips. The crown and back of the head are broken into rough, uneven edges, and the surface is worn and pitted.

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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