Object photograph·Csn3744·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0982. C.?)

Bust of a bearded figure wearing a wreath, terracotta, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3744. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A bust of a bearded figure with curled hair and beard, wearing a wreath of rosettes around the head. The upper body is cut off at the base, and one hand is raised near the chest, broken at the fingers. The bust stands on a pale slab in front of a peeling wall and a dark metal object at the left, and cracks show across the face and nose.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0982. C.?.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0982. C.?.

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