Object photograph·C06144·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote

Neo-Cypriote terracotta statue of a standing figure with a long beaked nose and a close-fitting cap — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06144. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall terracotta statue of a standing figure, photographed against a plain pale backdrop and set on a rectangular base. The face has a long, pointed beak-like nose and a close-fitting cap, and the arms are bent across the chest. The long robe has incised pleats at the lower hem, the bare feet rest on the base, and fine cracks run across the surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.