Object photograph·C09002·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone

Standing draped statue from Mersinaki, carved in pitted pale stone, with a cloth mantle over the shoulders and arms — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09002. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing statue with a short, curly-haired head and a calm face, wrapped in a cloth mantle that covers the shoulders, chest and arms and falls in heavy folds to the feet. The pitted, porous stone surface is worn in places. The figure stands on a dark square plinth, with a small dark block beside its base, against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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