Object photograph·C04530·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1, statuette (A.J.2043+2052)

Terracotta statuette of a four-legged animal with a tubular form applied along its side, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04530. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figurine of a standing four-legged animal with a thick body, shown in side view against a grey backdrop. A slender tubular form rises along its near side from the foreleg to the top of the head, possibly a human figure or a strap. The surface is brownish and rough, with pale patches of wear and a chipped edge at the top of the head.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1, A.J.2043+2052.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 1. A.J.2043+2052.

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