Object photograph·C09995·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. 97 (el.99945)

Terracotta figurine of a standing female figure with a covered head and arms close to the body. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09995. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small terracotta figurine of a standing figure, shown frontally against a plain grey background. The head is covered by a hood or veil framing a rounded face with shallow eyes and a small mouth, the breasts are modelled, and the arms lie close to the body. The surface is pitted and worn, and the figure ends in a broken, uneven base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. 97 (el.99945).

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 2. 97 (el.99945)