Object photograph·C05596c·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV (Me. 0817. S)

Limestone head from Mersinaki, photographed face-on against a plain grey background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05596c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head in pale limestone, shown face-on against a plain grey background on a light card mount. The face has large, heavy-lidded eyes, a straight nose and a small mouth, and the hair is shown as wavy strands above a ridged band across the forehead. The lower neck is broken off flat at the base, and the surface is pitted and worn.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0817. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0817. S.

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