Object photograph·C05908·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote

Standing terracotta statue of a figure with a cap and necklace, on a rectangular base, shown against a draped cloth — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05908. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall standing statue of a human figure, shown frontally against a draped cloth backdrop. The figure wears a close-fitting cap, has a flat-cut chin piece, a ridged necklace, a belt and a skirt with curved folds at the hem, and one arm is bent across the chest while the other hangs at the side. The bare feet stand on a plain rectangular base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.