Object photograph·C00144·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.406.64)

White Painted I amphora from Lapithos, Kastros tombs, with dark painted horizontal bands — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00144. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a globular body, a tall flaring neck and a low footed base, shown on a plain light background. Dark painted bands run around the neck, shoulder and lower body, with a broader band near the foot. The pale surface is slightly worn, and the handles rise from the shoulders to the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.406.64.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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