Object photograph·C04441a·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.J.1134)

Terracotta standing figure with a tall pointed headdress and bent arms, photographed against a grey background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04441a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single terracotta figure stands upright on a flaring base, with a tall conical headdress topped by a small loop. The face has a long pointed chin, a small projecting nose and a pronounced ear, and the body has short sleeved shoulders with the arms bent slightly outward. The smooth, pale grey-brown surface is shown against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.1134.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.1134.

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