Object photograph·C05628a·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Terracotta standing figure in side view, with a tall head and serrated ridges over the shoulder and chest. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05628a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A side view of a tall terracotta standing figure with a pointed profile face, a small ear and a cylindrical top to the head. One arm is bent forward, the hand hanging at the front, and a row of serrated applied ridges runs over the shoulder and down the chest. The pale figure is photographed against a plain grey backdrop on a flat surface, with a small stone and a number label at the edges.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

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