Object photograph·C04510·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.J.2363)

Terracotta figure with a tall conical top to the head and stubby arms, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04510. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figure of a standing human body, with a tall cone rising from the head, a broad flat face with a large nose, and short stubby arms held out from the sides. The plain, cylindrical torso has faint incised marks and no legs, and its lower end rests on a rough wooden block. It is photographed against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.2363.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.2363.

More from Ayia Irini-Palaeokastro