Object photograph·Csn0470·1927–1931

Limestone Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II

Limestone head of a figure from Mersinaki, shown in side view on a dark stand. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0470. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone head with a ribbed cap covering the crown, shown in side view. Long carved locks fall behind the ear, and the face is worn, with the nose broken away. A neck fragment sits on a dark stand, and the print is mounted on a pale card with a border.

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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