Object photograph·C00283b·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2: small terracotta head of a bearded man (So)

Small terracotta head of a bearded man from Soli, shown frontally against a black background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00283b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The small head is shown frontally against a black background, with a rounded, tall crown, heavy brow ridges, deep-set eyes, a broad nose and a parted mouth. The full beard is shown with ridged strands, and the surface is worn and chipped along the left edge and lower left. A number label appears in the lower right corner of the photograph.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. So. Small terracotta head, depicting a bearded man.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. So. Litet huvud av terrakotta, föreställer en skäggig man.

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