Object photograph·C04495·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.J.1503)

Terracotta figure with a tall cylindrical body, pointed conical head and arms folded across the chest — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04495. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figure standing upright against a plain pale backdrop, shown from the front. It has a tall cylindrical body, a pointed conical head with a prominent nose and a small mouth opening, and two arms folded across the chest. Small holes are pierced in both shoulders, a small projecting form sits at the right shoulder, and a crack runs across the lower body near the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.1503.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.1503.

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