Object photograph·C02616a·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I

Frontal view of a carved head and upper shoulders with a broad band across the brow, against a plain background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02616a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large carved head with a broad band across the brow and a rounded top, shown frontally with the shoulders cut off at the bottom edge. The face has heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose with a chipped tip, a closed mouth and a pitted, weathered surface. The neck and upper shoulders are visible against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I.