Object photograph·C06629b·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2, sculpture (Me.718)

Small terracotta head from Mersinaki with heavy brow ridges, bulging eyes and a wide grimacing mouth — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06629b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small terracotta head shown frontally against a pale background on a photo card. It has heavy brow ridges, large rounded eyes, a broad nose and a wide grimacing mouth, with a smooth rounded top to the head. The lower edge of the piece is broken away in a rough outline, and handwritten marks show along the bottom of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2, Me.718.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. Me.718

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