Object photograph·C00142a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.406.55)

Two-handled White Painted I amphora from Lapithos, with lattice-painted neck and bands on a pale body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00142a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a wide, rounded body, a short neck and a low ring foot, photographed on a plain pale background. Crossing diagonal lines in dark paint cover the neck and upper body, framed by broad dark bands at the base of the neck and at the shoulder, with thin lines below. The rim is chipped on one side, and the handles loop from the neck down to the shoulder.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I amphora, L.406.55.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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