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Object photograph·C03681·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals

Two terracotta animal figurines with dark painted stripes on their necks, bodies and legs.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03681. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The larger figurine on the left has a long raised neck, an open muzzle, four slender legs and an upturned tail, with bands and hatched stripes across its body. The smaller figurine on the right stands beside it, with a ring-shaped eye, striped flanks and an upright element rising from its back. Both are photographed straight on against a pale cloth.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals. Cyp. Mus.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals. Cyp. Mus.