Object photograph·C03558·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I

Side view of a standing bearded terracotta statue with hands held at the chest — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03558. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The figure is shown in profile facing left, standing on a rectangular base, with a number label at lower right. It has a bearded head, a prominent nose and ear, and arms bent with the hands held together at the chest. A short skirt with a fringed element hangs at the front, and the pale surface shows small chips on the legs.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I.

Swedish, as on the record

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