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Object photograph·Csn3573·1927–1931

Bronze Sculpture (A.T.A.1070:13)

Bronze figure of a horned animal standing in profile, facing right, with four legs and hooves
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3573. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small bronze figure of a horned animal stands in profile facing right, with two curved horns, a short tail and a stocky body. Its surface is rough and mottled with grey-green patina and has ridges along the neck and shoulder. It stands on slender legs with hooves against a plain grey background, with a number label and handwritten notes at the lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bronze Sculpture, A.T.A.1070:13.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Sculpture. A.T.A.1070:13