Object photograph·C00132·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.417.87)

White Painted I amphora from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, two-handled with painted bands and a wavy line — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00132. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a flaring rim, narrow neck and rounded body standing on a short footed base. Dark painted bands encircle the neck and body, with a row of lattice-filled panels under the shoulder and a wavy line running around the upper body between the handles. The vessel is photographed alone on a pale surface against a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.417.87.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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