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Object photograph·C06067·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I, a tall standing figure with a conical hat and stumps where the arms were
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06067. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall terracotta figure with a long face, pointed nose and small ear with a ring, topped by a conical hat. Its arms are broken off at the shoulders, and a curved raised ridge runs across the body. The figure is photographed against a grey backdrop, with a small number label at lower left and fine cracks visible near the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote I.

Swedish, as on the record

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