Object photograph·C06832·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Limestone head of a figure from Mersinaki, shown on a dark stand — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06832. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a neck stump, shown frontally on a dark block stand against a grey backdrop. The hair is rendered in wavy locks over the forehead and drawn back at the sides. The eyes are almond-shaped, the mouth is slightly smiling, and the surface is pitted and worn.

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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