Object photograph·C04469a·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.J.432)

Terracotta figurine of a standing human figure with a tall conical head covering, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04469a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A hand-made terracotta figurine of a standing human figure, shown upright against a plain pale background. It has a tall conical head covering, a pointed nose, a flat disc-shaped ear on one side, and arms held close to the body. The body narrows into a plain cylindrical lower part on a flared base, and the surface is worn with a visible break near the waist.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.432.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.432.

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