Object photograph·Csn3291·1927–1931

Idols

Terracotta idol figurine of a standing female figure with arms on hips and a dotted pattern on the lower body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3291. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figurine of a standing female figure with a wide, flat head projection pierced by round holes and arms bent with hands resting on the hips. The lower body and thighs are covered with a dense pattern of small holes and incised bands. The figure stands on a plain block, with a number label on its base and another on the block, against a grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Idols.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Idoler.