Object photograph·C06103·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, figurine (A.I.1871)

Terracotta figurine from Ayia Irini with arms folded across its chest, on a tall body with a flared base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06103. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small standing figure with a rounded head and a worn face, its arms crossed over the chest with the hands tucked near the elbows. The body is narrow and tapers into a wide, flaring base. The surface is pale and abraded in patches, and the figure is photographed upright against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3, A.I.1871.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. A.I.1871.

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