Object photograph·C05557·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0763+766)

Terracotta standing figure from Mersinaki with a close-fitting headdress and cylindrical body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05557. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing terracotta figure with a rounded head, wearing a close-fitting cap or headdress, and a long cylindrical body that widens slightly at the shoulders. One arm is bent up at the chest on the viewer's left and holds a small rounded object, and a round disc is applied to the chest. The surface is worn and pitted, and the flat base stands on a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0763+766.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0763+766.

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