Object photograph·C03304a·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Terracotta head with a tall conical headdress, almond-shaped eyes and a row of round impressions along the jaw — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03304a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta head with a tall, tapering conical headdress rising to a flat top. The face has almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose and a small mouth, a row of round impressions runs along the jaw, and a large ear is shown at the right side. The neck and a little of the shoulders are visible below, against a pale grey backdrop with a printed label across the top edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

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