Object photograph·C03320a·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII)

Terracotta figure of a standing figure with arms at its sides and a cracked head, seen from the front — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03320a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The figure is shown from the front and cut off at the lower torso, with straight arms hanging at the sides and the hands shown as stubs at the lower edge. The head has a rounded top, a small nose and mouth, and ears, and several dark cracks run across the head and face. The surface is grey with mottled darker patches, set against a pale backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII).

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ajia Irini VII).

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