Object photograph·C06066·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, figurine (A.I. 1082)

Terracotta figurine of a standing figure with a conical cap and arms at its sides, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06066. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale terracotta figurine of a standing figure photographed upright against a plain grey backdrop. It has a tall cylindrical body, rounded shoulders, a conical cap, a long face with large almond-shaped eyes, and arms held close to the body. A curved girdle of overlapping bands sits at the waist, and the smooth surface shows small pits.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1082.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, A.I. 1082.

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