Object photograph·C06832a·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Limestone head of a figure with carved wavy hair and a slight smile, seen from the front — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06832a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone head photographed from the front against a grey backdrop. The face has large almond-shaped eyes with defined lids, a straight nose and a closed mouth with a slight smile. The hair is shown as carved wavy strands swept over the top of the head and down the sides, and the neck ends in a plain base.

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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