Object photograph·C05920·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals, figurine (A.J.1554)

Terracotta figurine of a standing horned animal, from Ayia Irini. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05920. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A handmade terracotta figurine of a standing animal with short horns, a broad muzzle and folds of skin with incised lines on the neck. It has four legs and a short tail, and its pale buff surface shows small dark spots and a crack on one foreleg. It is photographed alone in side view against a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals, A.J.1554.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals. A.J.1554.

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