Object photograph·C05524h·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 4 (Me.725)

Small terracotta head of a figure from Mersinaki, shown face forward against a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05524h. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small terracotta head with a rounded skull, a heavy brow ridge, lidded eyes, a broad nose and a closed mouth, with ears set on the sides. The head rises from a short, thick neck and flat base, and the pitted, worn surface shows small holes and rough patches. It is photographed frontally on a pale card mount with a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 4, Me.725.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 4. Me.725.

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