Object photograph·C05497·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote

Back and side view of a bearded statue's head, shoulders and folded arm against a dark background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05497. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Close view of a large pale statue showing the head, neck, shoulders, back and one arm folded across the chest. The head has a band of dotted beads around the brow, almond-shaped eyes and a beard with an incised pattern of short strokes. Hairline cracks and a break run across the shoulder and back, and the background is dark.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.