Object photograph·C06847·1927–1931

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II

Terracotta statue of a helmeted figure, upper body, with cracks and repairs across the chest and neck — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06847. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The upper half of a large terracotta statue of a figure wearing a close-fitting helmet with a small knob on top. The face has a long nose, a slight smile and a pointed chin, and the arms end abruptly at the shoulders. Cracks run across the chest and neck, and the pale, matt surface is shown against a ribbed, corrugated background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Proto-Cypriote II.