Object photograph·C05596b·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II limestone statuette from Mersinaki, Me. 0660

Limestone head from Mersinaki with a raised band across the brow and a broken nose — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05596b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A worn limestone head photographed from the front against a grey backdrop. A raised band runs across the forehead beneath a rounded top, and a crack runs down from the crown. The face is eroded, the nose is broken away, and the lower part of the head is rough and irregular.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0660. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0660. S.

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