Object photograph·C05674b·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, fragment (Me. 0619)

Weathered limestone head fragment from Mersinaki, showing a worn face on its left side with nose and mouth visible — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05674b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A porous, weathered limestone head fragment is shown in three-quarter view on a plain pale surface. The face on the left has a nose and mouth, while the eyes and surface are worn into pits, and the back and top of the head are rough and broken. A small number label is attached at the left edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0619.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0619.

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