Object photograph·C04995·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek II (Me. 0632)

Bearded head in terracotta, facing forward, with a thick band of rounded curls across the top of the head — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04995. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The photograph shows a head modelled in terracotta, seen frontally against a plain pale background. The eyes are lowered, the nose is broad and its tip is damaged, and the full beard is built up of rounded curls. A thick band of rounded, cord-like curls runs across the top of the head, and the surface is pitted and worn in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek II, Me. 0632. Pl. XVII S -15% retouch.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Cypro-Greek II, Me. 0632. Pl. XVII S -15% retusch.

More from Mersinaki