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Object photograph·C05948b·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII), A.I. 2736

Terracotta head fragment in right profile, with a cap-like covering over the crown and a broken neck
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05948b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head and upper neck fragment shown in right profile against a plain light grey background. The head has a smooth, rounded covering over the crown, a prominent straight nose, a small ear and a short chin. The neck ends in an irregular broken edge at the bottom, and the surface is grey-brown with small pits and chips.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII), A.I. 2736.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ajia Irini VII), A.I. 2736.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)