Object photograph·C05590c·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2, fragment (Me.626)

Terracotta fragment of a modelled human face from Mersinaki, shown frontally — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05590c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A fragment of a small modelled head in terracotta, shown frontally against a plain grey background. The face has a prominent nose, brow ridges and eyes modelled in low relief, with a mouth area below. The surface is rough and pitted, and the top and sides are broken away, leaving irregular edges.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2, Me.626.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. Me.626

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