Object photograph·C03469a·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I

Terracotta head and shoulders with a tall conical cap and large almond-shaped eyes, seen from the front — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03469a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The head and upper body of a terracotta figure, shown against a plain pale background. The head wears a tall conical cap with a band at its base, has large almond-shaped eyes with raised rims, pointed ears and a small mouth. The shoulders wear a draped garment with soft folds, and a thin horizontal blue line crosses the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I.

Swedish, as on the record

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