Object photograph·C05598·1927–1931

Head statue of limestone, Hellenistic Roman, from Mersinaki (Me. 0727)

Limestone head statue from Mersinaki, shown in three-quarter view against a grey backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05598. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head with short hair rendered as a textured mass over the brow and ears, and a rounded face with a straight nose and closed lips. The surface is pitted and worn, and the neck ends in a broken, uneven edge at the lower left. The head is photographed in three-quarter view against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic Roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0727. S 0 H.10.6.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0727. S 0 H.10.6.

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