Object photograph·C05591a·1927–1931

Terracotta limestone figure fragment from Mersinaki (Me. 0623)

Fragment of a sculpted head from Mersinaki with a banded headdress and broken lower face, shown on a grey backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05591a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A fragment of a sculpted head with a rounded, banded headdress across the top. The face is partly in shadow, with a dark hollow on the left and a sharp break running down the right side. The chin ends in a flat, broken base, and the piece is shown against a plain grey backdrop on a pale card mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0623. S..

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0623. S..

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