Object photograph·Csn3740·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Lund Photo

Limestone head of a sculpture from Mersinaki, with carved curls across the top and a worn face, set on a wooden support. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3740. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head carved from pale limestone, with rows of carved curls or ridges across the top and sides, a straight nose, heavy-lidded eyes and a small mouth. The surface is pitted and worn, and the neck ends abruptly. The head stands on a cylindrical wooden support against a dark backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Lund Photo.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Greek II Limestone Mersinaki III-IV, Lund Photo.

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