Object photograph·C06065·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Head and shoulders of a bearded male statue with a twisted headband and a chevron-incised beard — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06065. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph of the head and upper torso of a bearded male figure, shown against a plain pale background. A thick twisted band wraps the head, the eyes are almond-shaped under heavy brows, and the beard is covered in chevron-shaped incised lines. Small ears with earrings are visible, a crack runs down the shoulder at lower right, and the frame cuts off the lower body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.