Object photograph·C06058·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII)

Head and bust of a figure with a close-fitting cap, large eyes and a small smile, shown against a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06058. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A grey head and short bust shown frontally against a plain pale background. The head wears a close-fitting cap with a raised ridge at the brow, has large heavy-lidded eyes, a short nose, a small closed smile and projecting ears with loop-like attachments, and long flat locks fall behind the neck. The base of the bust is broken and rough along its lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII).

Swedish, as on the record

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

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