Object photograph·C06093a·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII)

Standing terracotta figure with arms at its sides, shown frontally against a plain backdrop, with visible restoration joins. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06093a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall, standing figure in pale, matte clay, shown frontally against a light backdrop on a grey floor. The head has a close-fitting cap, a long nose and a small mouth, with no eyes indicated. The arms hang straight at the sides with pointed hands, and the body is a smooth column narrowing to a flat base, with a curved incised line at the waist and visible join lines and cracks from restoration.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ayia Irini VII).

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Cypro-Greek I (Ajia Irini VII).

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