Object photograph·C05524i·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 4 (Me.877)

Terracotta figurine head with a tall banded headdress and a worn face, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05524i. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small pale terracotta head with a tall, rounded headdress marked by horizontal bands and a small knob-like projection at the left side. The face has heavy-lidded eyes, a straight nose with its tip chipped, a small mouth and a rounded chin, and the surface is pitted and worn. It is photographed in close view against a plain grey background, and the print is mounted on a pale card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 4, Me.877.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 4. Me.877.

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