Object photograph·C05909·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote

Large terracotta statue of a figure with a long pointed beard and a cap, seen from the chest up against a cloth backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05909. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph of a large terracotta sculpture showing the head, long pointed beard, and upper torso of a figure with a close-fitting cap and a band across the forehead. The eyes are large and almond-shaped, and the body has a sharp-toothed, serrated edge running down the front. Cracks and surface breaks are visible across the shoulders and chest, and the figure is set against a draped pale cloth.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.