Object photograph·C06118·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1, figurine (A.J.2770)

Close-up of a terracotta figurine's head with a pointed snout, a rounded knob and incised chevron patterns on its surface — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06118. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close photograph of a terracotta figurine showing a pointed head or snout, a rounded knob that may be an ear or horn, and a round bulge like an eye. The surface is covered with incised chevron and herringbone lines, and the neck at left has fine vertical striations. The object fills the frame and is cut off at the edges, with no scale or background detail visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1, A.J.2770.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 1. A.J.2770.

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