Object photograph·C00281a·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2 (So.58)

Small terracotta figurine with a tall pointed top and a worn human face, photographed against a dark background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00281a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small terracotta figurine with a tall, pointed conical top and a broad, rounded body, shown frontally against a black background. The face has a prominent nose, a wide mouth and worn eye areas, and the arms seem pressed against the sides of the body. The figure rests on a flat, slightly flared base, and its surface is pitted and weathered.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2, So.58.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. So.58

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