Object photograph·C09110·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote

Terracotta head of a bearded figure wearing a tall rounded cap, shown against a plain grey backdrop — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09110. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A head of a bearded male figure in terracotta, with a tall rounded cap covering the top of the head, large projecting ears and a grainy, pitted surface. The face has incised brows, a pointed nose and a beard marked with rows of small punched dots. The head sits on a dark round base against a plain grey backdrop, photographed from slightly below.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.