Object photograph·C00285·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, figurine (So.3)

Terracotta figurine of a head and upper body with long side locks, shown from the front — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00285. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The figurine is a head and bust with a flat, slightly raised top, a large prominent nose and a heavy, protruding mouth. Long locks of hair hang down on each side to the shoulders, which are broad before the bust ends abruptly at the base. The surface is pitted and rough, with a few small blue specks on the chest, and the object is photographed against a black card with a cream border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, So.3.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. So.3

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