Object photograph·C04453·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II (A.I. 1824+2139)

Terracotta statue of a bearded standing figure in a rounded cap, arms broken off, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04453. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figure shown from the front against a plain grey background. It wears a tall rounded cap with a raised band at its base, and a long cloak or garment with curved folds falling to a wide, flat lower edge. The arms are broken off at the shoulders, and the face has a small beard and narrow features.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 1824+2139.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 1824+2139.

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