Object photograph·C00295·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, figurine (So.20)

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, a small terracotta figurine of a head with a tall tapering top, from Soli, against a black background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00295. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small terracotta head photographed frontally against a black background. It has a tall, tapering top that rises to a narrow point, a prominent nose, shallow eyes and flat side pieces suggesting ears. The surface is light-toned and pitted, and the base below the chin is broken off.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, So.20.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. So.20

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