Object photograph·C05596e·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II limestone object from Mersinaki, Me. 1097. S O

Limestone head of a figure with a rolled headdress and downcast eyes, photographed from the front against a grey backdrop — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05596e. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head, shown frontally against a plain grey backdrop. The headdress is a thick band of rounded locks or rolls across the top and sides of the head, and the eyes are heavy-lidded and downcast. The nose is worn and the surface is pitted and eroded, with chipped edges at the base where the neck is cut off.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II limestone, Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 1097. S O.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 1097. S O.

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