Object photograph·C06373·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Vouni I-II)

Terracotta bust of a woman with closed eyes, a beaded headband and a pendant on the chest — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06373. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Head and upper body of a female figure shown frontally against a plain pale background. The eyes are closed, the mouth is small, and a band of round beads runs across the hair beneath a raised headdress. Drapery covers the shoulders, a pendant hangs below the neck, and the top and lower edges are chipped, with a crack running down the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Vouni I-II).

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Vouni I-II).

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