Object photograph·C04696·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2 (So.477)

Female head fragment in terracotta from Soli, hair drawn back, neck broken off — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04696. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head with a rounded face, almond-shaped eyes, a small nose and a closed mouth, photographed three-quarter view against a plain pale background. The hair is swept back from the forehead with a mass of curls or a knot at the back left, and a rounded ear is visible. The neck ends in a broken base, and there is a chip missing on the left side of the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2, So.477.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. So.477

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