Object photograph·C06102·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, figurine (A.J.170)

Terracotta figurine of a standing figure with a tall conical head and dark painted bands on the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06102. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small standing figurine with a tall conical head, a short pinched nose and arms held close to the body with hands barely indicated. Dark painted horizontal bands cross the shoulders and chest, with diagonal bands on the lower body, and the figure stands on a flaring base. It is photographed against a pale grey background on a mount with a narrow cream border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.J.170.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.J.170.

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