Object photograph·C06088·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII)

Terracotta bust of a smiling figure in a close-fitting cap, cracked and broken at the neck — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06088. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The bust shows a head with a broad smile, narrow half-closed eyes, a flat-topped cap and rounded ear ornaments, on a broad shoulder and chest section. The clay surface is greyish-brown, with fine cracks and join lines across the face, neck and shoulders. It stands on a plain surface against a pale backdrop with faint vertical and horizontal guide lines.

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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