Object photograph·C08932a·1927–1931

Terracotta, Cyp.Mus.

Terracotta object with a modelled animal head with horns at the top and geometric patterns on its tall body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08932a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall terracotta object with a modelled head bearing two horns at the top, and a hole pierced through the upper part. The body is decorated with bands of geometric patterns, including diamonds and triangles, and widens at the base into a curved, trough-like hollow. It stands on a light cloth backdrop, with dark supports beneath the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Swedish, as on the record

Terracotta, Cyp.Mus.