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Object photograph·C05434·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, statue

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I statue of a standing figure with a cap and hands raised to the chest, on a rectangular base.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05434. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing terracotta statue with a close-fitting cap, a broad face and arms bent with the hands held at the chest. It wears a short tunic or skirt, and cracks and breaks run across the body and skirt. The feet with toes stand on a rectangular base against a pale draped cloth.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I.

Swedish, as on the record

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

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)