Object photograph·Csn3750·1927–1931

Terracotta limestone sculpture from Mersinaki, Me. 0655 S..

Sculpted bearded head from Mersinaki, shown frontally, with the neck broken off — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3750. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A sculpted head of a bearded man, photographed frontally against a pale background. The eyes are deep-set, the nose is prominent, and the moustache and beard are cut with short incised strokes. The surface is cracked and chipped, and the head ends in a rough, broken neck resting on a flat base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0655 S..

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Hellenistic roman Mersinaki Terracotta limestone, Me. 0655 S..

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