Object photograph·C05910a·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, sculpture (H.168,5)

Terracotta standing figure with a band of rounded curls on the head, arms broken, set on a rectangular base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05910a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The figure has a long neck, a head with a band of rounded curls across the top, and a plain columnar body with a skirt-like lower section. Both arms are broken or missing near the shoulders, and the pale surface shows cracks and small losses on the upper body. It stands on a small rectangular base in front of a draped pale cloth.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, H.168,5.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, H.168,5.

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