Object photograph·C05947·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Terracotta figure of a standing human figure, broken at the head, with one arm extended forward. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05947. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall figure photographed from the side against a grey backdrop, with a body that tapers into a wide conical base. One arm is bent forward with the hand and fingers shown, and the top of the head is broken away. The profile face has a long nose and pointed chin, and several cracks run across the body and arm.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.