Object photograph·C04559·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1 (A.J.2763)

Terracotta animal head with two long curved horns, a round eye boss and rows of small impressed dots on the face — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04559. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A grey terracotta head of a horned animal, shown in side view against a plain grey backdrop. It has two long, tapering horns, one rising higher than the other, a small rounded ear, and a circular eye boss with a central knob. Rows of small impressed dots decorate the cheek and muzzle, and the lower edge of the head is broken.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1, A.J.2763.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 1. A.J.2763.

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