Object photograph·C02642·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I (A.I. 1385+1530 1 47% Fig 56)

Terracotta figure of a standing figure with a tall pointed cap, holding a round shield with raised knobs, on a flat base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02642. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing terracotta figure with a tall, pointed cap, a broad face and a short tunic, with bare feet on an irregular base. One hand holds a small rounded object at the chest, and the arm across the body holds a round shield decorated with raised bosses. The pale, pitted surface is shown against a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1385+1530 1 47% Fig 56.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1385+1530 1 47% Fig 56 .

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