Object photograph·C05674·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05674. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head, shown in left profile, with the neck broken off and set on a dark round base. The hair or headdress is a cap of diagonal incised grooves over a rounded ear, against a pale plain background. The surface shows small chips and wear, and the photograph is mounted on a card with a light border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II.

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