Object photograph·C06114·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 5, sculpture (A.J.1775)

Terracotta figure from Ayia Irini with a cylindrical body, stub arms and a modelled face, seen against a plain grey background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06114. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figure with a cylindrical body, a large head with a pointed top, and a modelled face with heavy brow ridges, a prominent nose and a wide mouth. One arm reaches forward to the left and ends in a stub, a breast is modelled on that side, and a second stub arm projects on the right. The pitted, pale grey surface is shown alone against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 5, A.J.1775.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 5. A.J.1775.

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