Object photograph·C05524c·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic (Me. 1029)

Terracotta figurine of a standing figure with a smaller head beside it, from Mersinaki — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05524c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale, pitted terracotta figurine with a flat back, shown frontally against a light grey card mount. A tall figure with a domed head covering and broad face stands at left, and a smaller head leans against its right shoulder, with a bent arm across the chest. The lower body is a plain block with vertical folds, and the surface is worn and rough.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic, Me. 1029.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic, Me. 1029.

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