Object photograph·C05945a·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1140

Terracotta head-shaped object from Ayia Irini, with relief eyes, mouth and ears, photographed on a card mount — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05945a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta object modelled as a human face on a cylindrical body, with relief eyes, a modelled mouth and two ears set on the sides. A rolled band or lump forms the top, and cracks run across the surface with a chipped area on the right cheek and lower face. The object stands on a plain pale background and the print is mounted on a light card with a small printed label in the bottom right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1140. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1140. S.

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