Object photograph·C04450a·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.J.1150)

Terracotta figure of a standing human with arms at the sides and a tall flared base, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04450a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall terracotta figure stands upright with a long, slightly tapering body, bent arms and hands held at the sides. The head has a pronounced nose and ear-like projections, and a short tube rises from its top. Incised horizontal lines and vertical strokes mark the lower body above a flared base, set against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.1150.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.1150.

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