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Object photograph·Csn3279·1927–1931

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1

Terracotta model of a rectangular stand on four legs, with several horned animal figures and upright posts on its top
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3279. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A grey-brown terracotta object photographed against a pale backdrop. A rectangular platform rests on four thick cylindrical legs, and on its top stand several modelled horned quadruped figures, shown in a row with tall upright posts between them. The surface is rough and worn in places, with some parts of the posts and legs broken or chipped.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Minor Plastic 1.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Minor Plastic 1.