Object photograph·C04542b·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.J.149)

Terracotta figurine with a tall pointed head and long arms held out from the body, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04542b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small terracotta figurine stands upright, shown frontally against a plain grey backdrop. It has a tall, pointed head with a long nose and flaring projections at the sides, a narrow neck, and a slender body that tapers to a flat base. The arms are bent outward and hang down at the sides, and the grey-brown surface is worn in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.149.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.149.

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