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Object photograph·C05891·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Terracotta statue with a tall conical head covering, braided beard and cape with horizontal incised lines
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05891. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta statue of a standing figure, shown from the chest up against a draped pale fabric. It has a tall conical head covering, a long face with narrow eyes and a slight smile, a beard with a braided pattern, and a wide cape with horizontal incised lines. Cracks and small losses show on the surface, a paper label is pinned at the left, and the lower body is cut off by the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

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