Object photograph·C05818·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote (A.I. 0930)

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote bust with a tall headdress and a small animal-like figure held against the chest — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05818. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale, cracked clay bust of a figure with a tall rounded headdress, lowered eyes, a prominent nose and small ears. The figure's arms are held across the chest, with a small animal-like figure with a rounded head set against the body. The bust is photographed against a plain grey backdrop, with a number label card in the lower right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote, A.I. 0930.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote, A.I. 0930.

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