Object photograph·C00130·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I tripod

Tripod pottery vessel from Lapithos, White Painted I, with dark painted bands and three splayed legs — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00130. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A three-legged pottery vessel with a wide, slightly flaring rim and a rounded body, photographed on a plain grey backdrop. Dark painted bands of hatched, zigzag and angular motifs decorate the shoulder and body, and a break with a repaired join runs across the side. Three splayed legs support the vessel, two of them clearly visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Tripod. Pottery. Pottery White Painted I.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Trefot. Keramik. Pottery White Painted I.

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