Object photograph·C00149·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip Painted, amphora (L.406.100)

Black slip painted amphora from the Lapithos Kastros tombs, with two handles and a ribbed body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00149. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled amphora with a tall neck, flared rim and ribbed body, shown alone against a plain light grey backdrop. The dark surface has lighter patches of worn slip, and painted hatched bands run across the shoulder below the neck. Cracks run across the body, and a low ring foot supports the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip Painted, L.406.100.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip Painted. L.406.100

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