Object photograph·C04576A·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I (A.I. 2102)

Standing terracotta statue of a bearded male figure, Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04576A. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A full-length terracotta statue of a standing bearded male figure, shown against a draped pale cloth. He wears a cap-like headdress with a band, a short tunic with a belt, and a fringed skirt, with his arms held at his sides. One upper arm has a rounded knob projecting from it, and the bare legs stand on a flat base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 2102.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 2102.

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