Object photograph·C06385·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone (Me. 1026)

Stone head with curly hair and a crack across the forehead, shown on a dark block base at Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06385. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A sculpted head with short curly locks over the forehead and sides, almond-shaped eyes with heavy lids, and a closed mouth with a slight smile. A thin crack runs across the forehead and is outlined in pale blue. The head is photographed frontally on a dark block base, with a small white number label and a pale strip at the join below the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 1026.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 1026.

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