Object photograph·C05598c·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic (Me. 1077)

Small worn terracotta figurine from Mersinaki, seen from the front — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05598c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small figure with a rounded head, narrow neck, sloping shoulders and a broad, flat-based lower body, photographed against a plain grey background. The surface is pitted and worn, with pale patches, darker areas and a curved ridge running down the upper body. The print is mounted on a card with a pale border and handwriting along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic, Me. 1077.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic, Me. 1077.

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