Object photograph·C00343·1927–1931

Idols (L.313.A.93)

Idol with a tall narrow neck and pale bands on a dark surface, from the Vrysi tou Barba tombs at Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00343. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark idol with a tall, narrow neck stands upright against a pale background, photographed straight on. The neck has a rim and a face-like motif with two round eyes, and pale bands and short strokes run across the neck and body. A curved band of dots crosses the shoulders, large pale patches have broken off the upper body, and further bands of pale lines encircle the lower body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Idols. L.313.A.93

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Idoler. L.313.A.93

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