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Object photograph·C08970·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2

Terracotta face-shaped object with a large oval eye opening, a small ear on one side and a suspension hole at the top
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08970. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A grey terracotta object shaped like a human face, photographed frontally on a pale background. Its tall, flat top has a small hole near the upper edge and shallow raised patterns on the surface. A large oval opening sits in the upper face, a small ear projects from the left side, and the surface is pitted and worn.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2.

Swedish, as on the record

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