Object photograph·C03692·1927–1931

Idols (C.M.)

Painted terracotta figurine with a long neck, eyes and nose, and dark wavy bands across its rounded body, standing on a white plinth. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03692. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small painted figure with a narrow head and neck, a rounded body and a narrow splayed base, standing on a white rectangular plinth. The face has two round eyes and a raised nose, and the body is covered in dark wavy vertical bands. The plain grey backdrop fades to a lighter gradient, and the photograph is set on a cream card mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Idols. C.M.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Idoler. C.M.