Object photograph·C04444a·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.J.1516)

Terracotta figurine of a standing figure with a flat cap, one arm at its side and a flared base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04444a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing terracotta figurine with a long neck, a flat disc-like cap on the head, a pronounced nose and chin, and one arm held down by the side. The body is cylindrical and widens into a flared foot ring. The smooth grey-brown surface has small pits and a crack across the neck and shoulder, and the figure is photographed upright against a pale backdrop on a photo card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.1516.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.1516

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