Object photograph·C06070a·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II (A.I. 0936)

Terracotta head-shaped vessel with a tall neck rising from the crown, Ayia Irini, photographed against a plain background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06070a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta head with a tall, narrow neck rising from the top of the head to form a vessel opening. The face has almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, a small closed mouth and applied ears, and a band of incised dots or short strokes runs across the headdress above the brow. The head stands on a short, plain neck with a dark ring at its base, set on a pale surface against a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 0936.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 0936.

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