Object photograph·C04667·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek II (Me. 0845)

Head of a terracotta figure from Mersinaki, with a close-fitting cap and a worn, pitted surface — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04667. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close photograph of a head from a figure, turned to the viewer's right, showing a rounded cap or headdress over the top of the head, a prominent nose, a visible ear and the start of a short neck. The grey, rough surface is pitted and worn, and the head fills the frame against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek II, Me. 0845.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Cypro-Greek II, Me. 0845.

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