Object photograph·C09946·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals (17946:100.99)

Three small terracotta animal figurines standing in a row against a plain background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09946. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three small terracotta animal figurines stand in a row on a plain light background, photographed from the side. The largest, on the left, has a long neck with incised stripes, pointed ears and four splayed legs. The middle figure is smaller, with a hollow opening at the top of its head and short legs, while the right one has a rounded body, a raised head and a projecting flap on its back.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Terracotta figurine of an animal with a long neck, a knob-like head and a broken wing-like projection
  • Two small terracotta animal figurines standing side by side on a pale surface
Description, scan 2
A small terracotta figurine of an animal on a plain grey surface. It has a long neck rising to a rounded head with a knob at the side, a raised projection behind the neck, and a broad body with a chipped wing-like part. The surface is grey with small dark specks, and a handwritten label runs along the bottom edge of the print.
Description, scan 3
Two small figurines of unglazed grey-buff terracotta are shown side by side on a plain pale surface. The larger one on the left stands on four legs, with a raised head, pointed ears and short dark incised lines across its neck and shoulder. The smaller one on the right has a flat-topped, tubular head and stubby legs, and its surfaces show some wear.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals. Sit. Hist.Mus. 17946:100.99. Terracotta, St.Hist.Mus.17946:98.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic Animals. Sit. Hist.Mus. 17946:100.99.

Swedish, as on the record

Terracotta, St.Hist.Mus.17946:98