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Object photograph·C04398·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote bust of a figure in a tall patterned cap, holding a vessel with an animal head against its chest
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04398. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A grey terracotta bust of a figure wearing a tall cylindrical cap with a diagonal incised pattern, with incised brows, almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth. Its arms are folded across the chest, holding a jug-like vessel with a modelled animal head at the top. The surface is cracked and patched in places, and the bust is photographed against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.