Object photograph·C04515a·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.I.896)

Terracotta figurine of a standing human figure with a tall pointed head and arms bent at the sides, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04515a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small terracotta figurine of a standing human figure, shown frontally against a plain grey backdrop. It has a tall, pointed head-top, a broad face with a protruding nose and small side projections, and a narrow neck with a pale speck of material on it. The arms are bent with the hands at the sides, the body is slender, and the legs merge into a single tapering base; the surface is mottled and worn.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.I.896.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.I.896.

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