Object photograph·C06829·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Limestone head from Mersinaki with carved hair in grooves and locks, shown on a dark stand — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06829. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head and neck seen in three-quarter view, turned to the right. The hair is rendered with deep parallel grooves over the top of the head and long locks falling over the brow and ear. The face is worn, with a dark shadow at the nose and eye area, and the lower face is eroded, set on a dark base against a plain grey background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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