Object photograph·C03556·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I (A.I. 1763+1845)

Terracotta statue of a bearded standing figure from Ayia Irini, photographed against a draped light cloth — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03556. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing bearded figure in terracotta with incised eyes and a rounded head, shown full length against a pale draped cloth. One arm is bent up toward the chest and the other hangs at the side. The figure wears a broad band at the waist over a short skirt-like garment and stands on a low rectangular base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1763+1845. C. M.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1763+1845. C. M.

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