Object photograph·C04948·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I

Standing terracotta figure in a conical cap, with ring earrings and a short belted garment, on a flat base.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04948. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall terracotta statue of a standing figure, shown frontally against a plain pale background. The figure wears a conical cap and ring earrings, has large almond-shaped eyes and short sleeves, and a short triangular garment at the hips. The arms hang at the sides and the feet stand on a low rectangular base, with cracks and joins visible across the neck, belt and legs.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I.

Swedish, as on the record

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