Object photograph·C04449·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.J.1323)

Terracotta figurine of a standing figure with a tall conical headdress, arms at the sides and a flared base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04449. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small standing human figure in terracotta, shown frontally against a plain grey backdrop. It wears a tall conical headdress with a knob on top, and the face has a ridged brow, a broad nose and a small mouth. The arms are held close to the body, the torso is narrow and the figure widens into a flared base, with a smooth greyish-buff surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.1323.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.1323.

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