Object photograph·C05591e·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 4, sculpture (Me.649)

Terracotta head fragment with large eyes, a prominent nose and a band across the brow, shown against a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05591e. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A fragmentary terracotta head with a broad face, large deep-set eyes, a prominent nose and a small mouth. A cap or headdress covers the top of the head, and its upper edge is broken away, with chipped break surfaces visible at the top and left side. The head is photographed alone on a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 4, Me.649.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 4. Me.649.

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