Object photograph·C05636·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I statuette from Ayia Irini (A.I. 2446+2448)

Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05636. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figurine photographed in side profile against a plain grey backdrop. The head has a pronounced nose, a small applied ear and hair rising in a raised knot at the top, set on a slender neck. The body widens into a bell-shaped lower part, with a rounded projection on the side of the upper body that has a small hole and cracks.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII), A.I. 2446+2448.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ajia Irini VII), A.I. 2446+2448.

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