Object photograph·C04910b·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals (A.11.16)

Terracotta figurine of a rider on a four-legged animal, shown against a pale background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04910b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small terracotta figurine of a rider seated on a four-legged animal, photographed from the front against a pale background. The animal has a long head with a raised ear-like projection and a thick neck, and the rider's arm reaches forward over its neck. The face has a large nose and a pointed chin, and the greyish surface is mottled with darker patches.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals, A.11.16.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals. A.11.16.

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