Object photograph·C05943·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1 (J.445)

Terracotta figurine of a four-legged animal with dark painted bands, from Idalion — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05943. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small terracotta figurine of a four-legged animal with a short snout, two stubby upright projections on the head and a rounded body. Dark painted bands cross the head, neck, body and legs, with a ring-shaped motif on the head and a dark patch on one leg. A small number label with a dark ink mark stands at the left on the pale surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1, J.445.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 1. J.445.

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