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Object photograph·C03512·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2

Terracotta figure seen in profile, facing left, with ridged hair and one hand on its abdomen.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03512. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figure shown in profile, facing left, standing on a rectangular base against a plain grey backdrop. It has a tall, narrow body, a head with close horizontal ridges of hair, a small breast, and one hand resting on the abdomen. The surface is worn and pitted, with some small losses along the edges.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 2.