Object photograph·C05004a·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek II (Me. 0761)

Terracotta bust of a bearded man with a curled band around his head and one arm raised — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05004a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A bust of a bearded male figure in terracotta, shown from the front and slightly to one side, with a band of curls around the head and a full beard of rows of curls. The garment has vertical folds, and one arm is bent up with the hand broken. A large open cavity is visible at the lower right of the base, and cracks run across the surface against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek II, Me. 0761, etc.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Cypro-Greek II, Me. 0761, etc..

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