Object photograph·C06446·1927–1931

Terracotta limestone sculpture from Mersinaki (Me. 0974)

Carved head sculpture from Mersinaki with large eyes, short hair in rows and a chipped nose — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06446. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved human head with short hair rendered in rows over the forehead, large heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose now broken, and prominent ears. The pitted, worn surface shows a chip at the corner of the mouth. The head rests on a dark rectangular stand against a plain light background, photographed straight on.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0974 .

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0974 .

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