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Object photograph·C09861·1927–1931

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone

Head and shoulders of a sculpted figure in profile, facing left, with wavy hair bands across the forehead.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09861. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rough-surfaced stone head and upper torso, shown in profile facing left against a plain grey backdrop. The hair is pulled back from the forehead in a band of incised, wavy strands above a rounded skull, and the nose, lips, chin and ear are clearly modelled. The shoulders are cut off by the bottom edge of the frame.

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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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)