Object photograph·C06261·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I sculpture (Me. 0769)

Terracotta sculpture of a bearded male head with a headband, from Mersinaki, photographed in three-quarter view. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06261. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large terracotta head and upper torso of a bearded man, turned to the right against a plain pale backdrop. The head wears a band with a rows of raised rounded and ridged knobs, the eyes are shallow and almond-shaped, and the nose and moustache are sharply modelled. The surface shows small surface marks and a repaired join at the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I, Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0769, etc..

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0769, etc..

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