Object photograph·C00156·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.411.1)

White Painted I amphora from Lapithos, Kastros tombs, with painted bands and a wavy line around the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00156. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large two-handled amphora with a wide flared rim, a narrow neck and a ring base, shown upright against a dark draped backdrop. Its body carries horizontal bands of dark paint, a wavy line around the middle and a row of triangular hatched panels on the shoulder. The surface is worn in places, with flaking near the base and rim, and a number label sits in the lower right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.411.1.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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