Object photograph·C04505·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I (A.I. 1567 S.)

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I standing figure from Ayia Irini, arms at sides, tall conical cap — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04505. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing terracotta figure with a tall conical cap, large almond-shaped eyes, a pointed chin and arms held close to a cylindrical body. The smooth, pale surface has some darker marks, and the figure stands on a flat, widening base. It is photographed frontally against a plain pale background with a sheet of paper or card behind it.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1567 S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1567 S.

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