Object photograph·C00672·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2 (V.118)

Standing terracotta figurine with arms bent up toward the chest and a band-patterned headdress, against a grey background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00672. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A hollow terracotta figure stands frontally, with a tapering cylindrical body and feet at the base. Its head has a band of ridged hair or headdress framing the face, and the arms are bent with the hands raised to the chest, one holding a small rounded object. The surface is worn and cracked, with visible lines of breakage across the body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. V.118. The object may be at the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. V.118. Objektet kan vara på Cyprus museet i Nicosia.

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