Object photograph·C08954·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3 (Ar.)

Terracotta figurine of a standing figure with arms crossed at the chest, with a patterned headdress band — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08954. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The figurine has a broad face with a pronounced nose and mouth, a headdress band with incised triangular patterns, and long hair falling at the sides. Its arms are bent and crossed at the chest with the hands meeting in the centre. The body narrows into a tall cylindrical lower part with dark painted bands running diagonally down it, and it stands upright on a plain base against a grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. Ar.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 3. Ar.