Object photograph·C05596f·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV (Me. 1052. S)

Limestone head sculpture from Mersinaki, shown frontally, with a broken nose and damaged lower face and chin. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05596f. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head shown frontally against a plain grey backdrop. It wears a band across the forehead above ridged hair, with large eyes and a full face. The nose is broken, the chin and lower face are chipped away leaving rough edges, and the neck ends in a flat break.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 1052. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 1052. S.

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