Object photograph·C03856·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote, Cyp. Museum (C. 554)

Terracotta bust of a bearded male head in a close-fitting cap, seen three-quarter view against a pale cloth. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03856. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta bust showing a head with a close-fitting cap rising to a point, a large ridged beard arranged in rows, and a pendant hanging from a pierced ear. The bust ends in a flat, broken-edged base at the shoulders, and its matt grey-brown surface shows some chipping at the lower left. It is photographed three-quarter view against a draped pale cloth.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote, Cyp. Museum, C. 554.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote, Cyp. Museum. C. 554.