Object photograph·Csn3289·1927–1931

Female clay idol with bird face, Cyprus, 8th century V. Chr.

Clay figurine with a bird-like head and twisted rope bands, standing on a dark stand — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3289. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A clay figurine stands upright on a black stand against a grey backdrop. Its head is a flat-topped knob pierced with small round holes, with ring-shaped appliqués at the sides, and a twisted rope-like band encircles the neck. The body has short stub arms with holes, two round knobs on the chest, a second twisted band at the waist, and a narrow lower body with a vertical groove down the front.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Idols. Galerie für antike Kunst - Zürich (1955). "female idol" made of clay with bird face. Cyprus, 8th century V. Chr.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Idoler. Galerie für antike kunst - Zürich (1955). "weibliches idol" aus Ton mit Vogelgesicht. Zypern, 8. Jh V. Chr.