Object photograph·C06064·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II (A.I. 2072+2075)

Terracotta statue of a bearded man with a ridged head covering and incised beard, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06064. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view of a terracotta statue bust of a bearded man, photographed against a plain pale background. The head wears a thick headdress of ridged bands, with heavy-lidded eyes, a small ear with a ring earring, and a beard marked with a close incised chevron pattern. The raised arm and clenched fist show at lower right, and cracks and joins run across the shoulders and chest.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 2072+2075. -5%. Pl. IV.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 2072+2075. -5% Pl . IV.

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