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Object photograph·C03298·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Tall terracotta standing figure in profile, with a conical headdress, long pointed nose and pointed beard, shown against a pale wall.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03298. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall, slender standing figure shown in side profile, facing left, with a conical headdress, a long pointed nose and a pointed beard. The arms are bent at the elbows and the surface is cracked and mended, with a dark hole in the upper arm. The figure stands on a blue base against a pale panelled wall.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.