Object photograph·C04458·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 5 (A.J.1690)

Terracotta figure with a human-like upper body and raised arms, set on a four-legged animal body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04458. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figure with a human-like head and upper body, arms raised, on a long neck above a horizontal four-legged body. The surface is plain grey-brown with incised lines on the flank, small holes in the neck and body, and visible joins and chips at the legs. It stands on a plain pale backdrop, photographed as a single object.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 5, A.J.1690.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 5. A.J.1690.

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