Object photograph·C05590·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman terracotta limestone object (Me. 0756. S..)

Broken head fragment of a statue, face turned to the left, showing nose, lips and eye. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05590. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A fragment of a human head with an uneven, broken outline, shown in three-quarter view with the face turned toward the left. The eye area, nose, lips and chin are modelled, while the back and right side are rough, pitted and cracked. The piece sits on a plain pale card with no scale or label visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman, Terracotta limestone, Me. 0756. S..

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0756. S..

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