Object photograph·C05596g·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone sculpture from Mersinaki (Me. 0796)

Limestone head sculpture from Mersinaki, seen from the front — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05596g. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A fragment of a limestone head photographed frontally against a dark grey backdrop on a pale card mount. The grainy, pitted stone shows a prominent straight nose and a raised band across the upper forehead, with the face worn and the lower edge broken away. The top and sides of the piece are chipped and uneven.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0796. S O.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0796. S O.

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