Object photograph·C04020c·1927–1931

Idols (E.307B.13)

Terracotta idol, tall and flat, with incised bands and a small limbed figure clinging to its upper body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04020c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall, flat terracotta idol photographed upright against a plain grey background. Its narrow upper part has a small face-like form with dot impressions, and a curved, limb-like element with incised ridges clings across the body on the right. The main body is covered with incised horizontal lines and zigzag chevron bands, and a small number label sits at the right edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Idols, E.307B.13.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Idoler. E.307B.13