Object photograph·C00517·1927–1931

Terracotta head, Cypro-Greek I (V. 039)

Terracotta head from Vouni, shown in three-quarter view with a dotted band across the hair — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00517. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large head with heavy-lidded eyes, a straight nose and full lips, turned slightly to the right against a plain pale background. A band of round, dotted decoration runs across the top of the hair, and the locks at the left side are broken away. Part of a second head or face is visible behind it on the right, and a number label appears in the lower right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

A terracotta head, Cypro-Greek I (Vouni I-II), V. 039. The object is at the Cyprus museum, Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Ett huvud i terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Vouni I-II), V. 039. Föremålet finns på Cyprus museum, Nicosia.

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