Object photograph·C05851·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, statuette (A.I. 2100)

Standing terracotta figurine with a pointed cap and stub arms, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05851. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A standing human figure in pale, matte terracotta with a pointed conical cap, small ears and a long, slightly tapering body. Short stub arms are set at the sides, one projecting at the viewer's right, and the face has a pinched nose and small mouth. The surface is pitted with dark inclusions, and the figure is photographed frontally against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 2100.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 2100.

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