Object photograph·C05189b·1927–1931

Idols (L.306A.12)

Idol from Lapithos: a flat upright clay figure with a pointed head and incised diagonal bands across the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05189b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A flat, upright clay idol photographed against a plain grey backdrop. The broken top has a raised pointed nub with small incised marks, and the right edge is chipped. Several horizontal bands of incised diagonal chevrons run across the upper body, with two small round knobs between them; the lower body is plain and weathered.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Idols, L.306A.12.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Idoler. L.306A.12

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