Object photograph·C05911·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, sculpture

Side view of a tall standing terracotta statue on a square base, with a wreath or headdress and one arm bent at the chest. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05911. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall standing statue of a male figure, shown in side profile against a draped grey cloth. The head has curled hair under a wreath or headdress, a long pointed beard and a visible ear. The body wears a long garment with a vertical fold, one arm is bent in front of the chest, and the feet stand on a square base with a white-painted edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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