Object photograph·C05822·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, statuette (A.J.1031)

Terracotta statuette of a standing figure with arms at its sides, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05822. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall terracotta statuette of a standing figure with a broad face, a small nose, closed eyes and ears at the sides. A flat-topped cap and a tall cylindrical neck rise above sloping shoulders, with short arms held at the sides and a cylindrical body on a flared base. Cracks and a repaired break run down the lower body, and it is photographed upright against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.1031.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.1031.

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