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Object photograph·C02620a·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II figure: head and upper body with a tall conical headdress and large eyes
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02620a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing clay figure shown from the head to the upper torso, with arms at the sides and the lower body cut off by the frame. It wears a tall, pointed cap, has large almond-shaped eyes, a small mouth and ear-like projections, and shows cracks and join lines across the shoulders and chest. The photograph is taken against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

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