Object photograph·C09111a·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, sculpture (Me. 0712)

Limestone statue of a standing male figure from Mersinaki, shown from the front — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09111a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A limestone statue of a standing male figure, photographed frontally against a plain grey backdrop. The head has a close-fitting cap or hair, a broad face with a wide mouth, and the nose is damaged. The arms are broken off at the upper arms, and the thighs bear incised lines and cross-like patterns; pale paper or cloth lies beneath the feet.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0712.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0712.

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