Object photograph·C00144a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.406.45)

Pottery White Painted I amphora from Lapithos, with two horizontal handles and dark painted bands — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00144a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a flared rim, rounded body and small footed base, photographed against a plain grey background. Its light clay surface carries dark horizontal bands around the neck, shoulder and lower body, and the rim shows some chipping. Two short handles project from the sides of the body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.406.45.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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