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Object photograph·C05905·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I (A.I. 2437+1196. S)

Terracotta standing figure seen in profile, with a helmet-like headdress and long robe, from Ayia Irini
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05905. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall terracotta standing figure seen in profile facing right, with a helmet-like headdress, a long robe and one arm bent forward at the waist. The pale surface is pitted, with small chips at the shoulder and at the wide base. The figure stands against a plain light cloth backdrop, photographed at full height.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 2437+1196. S.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 2437+1196. S.

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