Object photograph·C05898·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II (A.I. 1725. S.)

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, a standing figure with a conical headdress and a cylindrical base, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05898. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall terracotta figure of a standing human form with a conical headdress, large ears and a long narrow neck. One arm is bent across the chest and holds a serrated, crescent-shaped band, while the other hangs at the side. The figure rests on a cylindrical base decorated with a relief of concentric arcs, photographed against a draped cloth.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 1725. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 1725. S.

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