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Object photograph·C03317·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Terracotta standing figure with a close-fitting cap, large eyes and stump arms, Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03317. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A full-length standing terracotta figure photographed against a plain grey backdrop. It wears a close-fitting cap, has large round eyes and a small mouth, and a long tubular body with a band at the neck. The arms end in broken stumps, the feet stand on a low base, and a crack runs across the lower body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

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