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Object photograph·C01080·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote head with a flat cap, large ears and a long vertically ribbed beard, front view.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01080. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Front view of a terracotta head wearing a wide, flat cap with a round knob at the front and large projecting ears. The face has heavy-lidded eyes, a short nose and a small mouth above a long beard with vertical grooves. The surface is pitted and worn, and the head is shown against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.