Object photograph·C00519·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic (V. 100)

Terracotta figurine of a rider seated on an animal, from Vouni — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00519. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small terracotta figurine of a rider seated on the back of a four-legged animal with pointed ears and a long muzzle, standing on a flat rectangular base. The rider has a rounded head and a plain, simply modelled body. The surface is worn with pale patches, and the object is photographed head-on against a pale card mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic, V. 100. The motif depicts a person sitting on an animal of some kind.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic, V. 100. Motivet föreställer en person som sitter på ett djur av något slag.

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