Object photograph·C05946·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, statuette (A.I. 1037+2454)

Terracotta statuette of a standing figure with a rounded head, short projecting arms and a tall cylindrical body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05946. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall standing figure in a clay-coloured material, photographed frontally against a plain grey backdrop with a number label at the lower left. The head has an incised face with eyes, a straight nose and a small mouth, and its top is broken. The shoulders are squared, the short arms project from the body and end in simple points, and the body narrows to a rounded base, with cracks visible across the torso.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 1037+2454.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II, A.I. 1037+2454.

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