Object photograph·C05413a·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic, M. 022, Dr. 001

Head sculpture with tight curls and broken neck, shown as a mounted photograph — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05413a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head with the neck broken off, shown close up on a pale card mount. The hair is in tight, deeply cut curls over the brow and above one ear, with the curls on the other side chipped away. The face has large eyes with clear lids, a straight nose, a small mouth and a rounded chin, and a printed label sits at the foot of the card.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A large carved head with a rounded face, heavy-lidded eyes, a broken nose and a mass of curled hair over the forehead and side of the head. The neck ends in a rough break with white adhesive or filler along its edges, and the head stands on a pale surface. The photograph is pasted on a card mount with a narrow border and handwritten notes cut off at the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic, M. 022, Dr. 001.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic, M. 022, Dr. 001.