Object photograph·C06337·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone

Sculpted head from Mersinaki with curled hair above the forehead and ears, and a short neck stump — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06337. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved head with a rounded face, large heavy-lidded eyes, a small mouth and a partly damaged nose. Curled locks frame the forehead and sit above the ears, and the head ends in a short neck stump at the bottom. It is photographed straight on against a dark grey backdrop and mounted on a light card border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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