Object photograph·C04562·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (A.J.1191)

Terracotta standing figure with long arms and a flared base, shown against a plain grey background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04562. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A slender terracotta figure stands upright on a flaring base, with a narrow cylindrical top above a rounded head that has a prominent nose, a small ear and a pointed chin. The arms hang close to the body with the hands near the hips, and the surface is pitted with small holes. The figure is photographed alone against a plain grey backdrop in a tall, narrow print.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.1191.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.1191.

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