Object photograph·Csn0468·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Frontal view of a limestone head from Mersinaki with carved hair and almond-shaped eyes — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0468. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Frontal view of a carved limestone head with a rounded face, almond-shaped eyes, a small smile and a broad nose with a rough, worn tip. The hair is rendered as ridged, swept locks over the forehead and across the top of the head, and the ears project on either side. The head is shown against a plain grey backdrop and cut off at the neck.

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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