Object photograph·C06140·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII), A.I. 2497

Bust of a figure with a flat cap-like headdress, large eyes and a cracked surface, seen in close view against a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06140. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A bust shown in close view, turned toward the viewer's right, with a tall flat cap-like headdress, large almond-shaped eyes, a full mouth and a visible ear on the left side. Cracks run across the cheek and brow, and the neck and upper shoulders continue below. The pale, matt surface is shown against a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII), A.I. 2497.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ajia Irini VII), A.I. 2497.

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