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Object photograph·Csn0414·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Terracotta head in side profile, with incised spiral pattern on the hair and a split, broken crown
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0414. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta head shown in side profile on a grey surface against a pale backdrop. The hair and crown are covered with incised spiral motifs, and the top is split open along a broken crack. The large nose, small mouth and ridged lock hanging beside the ear are modelled in relief, and the base of the neck is broken off flat.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.