Object photograph·C04488·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2 (A.J.1752)

Terracotta figurine of a standing nude figure from Ayia Irini, arms at its sides, with a long veil or mantle down both sides. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04488. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing terracotta figurine photographed frontally against a plain pale ground. The figure is nude with arms held close to the body and legs together, and a tall headdress or veil frames the head and falls down both sides to the feet. The face is worn and the surface is pitted with small holes; the figure stands on a dark, rough base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2, A.J.1752.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. A.J.1752.

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