Object photograph·C05674c·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0633

Carved limestone head from Mersinaki, broken off at the base, shown three-quarter view — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05674c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head, broken off at the base, shown in three-quarter view against a pale background. Hair is rendered as incised, overlapping strands swept back over the head, with a rounded ear and an almond-shaped eye; the face is worn. A dark block stands beside the base, and a small fragment sits at the right edge of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0633. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Me. 0633. S.

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