Object photograph·C00677·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic statue of an adult holding a child

Terracotta figurine of an adult holding a child in their arms, shown frontally against a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00677. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figurine of a frontal adult figure with a tall, narrow head, its arms drawn up to hold a small child against the chest. Vertical folds of drapery fall to a rectangular base, and the worn surface is speckled with dark marks. The photograph shows the piece alone against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic. Depicts an adult person holding a child in their arms. Probably found at the Cyprus museet in Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic. Avbildar en vuxen person hållandes i ett barn. Finns antagligen på Cyprus museet i Nicosia.

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