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Object photograph·C05824·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, statuette (A.I. 2079+2105)

Terracotta statuette of a figure in side profile facing right, with a tall conical headdress and one arm bent at the waist
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05824. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Side view of a statuette of a figure facing right, with a tall conical headdress above a rounded ear and a pointed nose. The body is a tubular shape with one arm bent at the waist and folded drapery along the lower edge. The pale, slightly pitted surface is shown against a plain grey backdrop, and the base is cut off by the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 2079+2105.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 2079+2105.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)