Object photograph·C03303·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Terracotta statue of a standing figure with a tall conical headdress and comb-like incised marks on arms and skirt — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03303. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall terracotta statue of a standing figure is shown upright on a board in front of a pale wall and a wooden post. The figure has a tall conical headdress, a broad body with a large dark round hole at the chest, and comb-like incised patterns on the arms and skirt. Cracks, chipped areas and losses are visible on the surface and at the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

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