Object photograph·C05819·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote statuette (A.I. 930)

Side view of a cracked pale terracotta statuette of a head and upper body, with a small attached figure at the chest, from Ayia Irini. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05819. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale, cracked terracotta statuette shown in side profile against a plain grey background. The head has a flat-topped skull, a prominent ear, a straight nose and a small mouth, above a long neck and rounded shoulders. A small attached form with a rounded head projects from the chest on the right side of the image.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote, A.I. 930. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote, A.I. 930. S.

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