Object photograph·C04478·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.J.746)

Terracotta standing figurine with a rolled cap or headband, arms held at the sides and a flared base. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04478. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small standing human figure in unglazed terracotta, with a thick rolled band or cap on the head, a prominent nose and small ears. The arms are held close to the body, the torso is narrow, and the figure widens into a flared base. It is photographed upright and frontally against a plain pale backdrop, with a hairline crack visible along the body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.746.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.746.

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