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Object photograph·C00283·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2, a head figurine with a neck, seen from the front against a black background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00283. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small head with a rounded skull, modelled brow, eyes, nose and mouth, and a short neck with a flat base. Its pale surface is pitted and rough, with patches of blue paint or discolouration over the forehead, cheeks and neck. The head is photographed frontally, lit against a plain black backdrop, with the whole form clearly shown.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 2.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)