Object photograph·C05821·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1, figurine (A.J.2027)

Terracotta figurine of a standing four-legged animal, from Ayia Irini, shown in side view — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05821. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figurine of a standing four-legged animal, shown in side view against a pale background. The body is a solid block on short legs with flared feet, and the head is raised high with a pointed projection on top and a blunt snout. The surface is cracked and pitted, with a broken area at the neck, a dark hole on the side of the chest, and a wavy raised strip running down the front of the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1, A.J.2027.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 1. A.J.2027.

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