Object photograph·C04476·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote (A.I. 940)

Broken terracotta bust of a figure with a rounded headdress and cracked surface, against a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04476. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta bust of a figure with a rounded headdress, large eyes, a straight nose and a small closed mouth, seen from the front. The upper body is broken into several pieces joined along visible cracks, with chipped edges at the shoulders and lower chest. A blue and white paper label sits at the lower left against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote, A.I. 940.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote, A.I. 940.

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