Object photograph·C04527·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.I.1417)

Terracotta figurine of a standing human figure holding a small animal against its chest, on a flared base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04527. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figurine of a standing human figure with a rounded head and large, heavy-lidded eyes. The figure clasps a small animal against its chest with both arms. The body rises from a wide, flaring base with a crack running down one side, shown straight on against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.I.1417.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.I.1417.

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