Object photograph·C05903a·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I

Terracotta head and upper bust of a bearded figure in a conical cap with a ring earring — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05903a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Photograph of a terracotta head and upper bust of a bearded figure, shown against a plain light background. The figure wears a tall conical cap with a rounded top and a ring earring; the eyes are large and almond-shaped, the nose long, and the pointed beard is modelled in relief. The smooth pale surface has a few small chips along the edge of the cap.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I.