Object photograph·C00159·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Jug (L.406.10)

White Painted I jug from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, with a loop handle and dark painted bands — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00159. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall jug with a rounded body, a single loop handle rising from the shoulder to the rim, and a flaring spout with a pinched lip. Dark painted bands encircle the body and neck, and a row of hanging strokes sits below the neck band. It stands on a low ring foot against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Jug, L.406.10.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Painted I Jug. L.406.10.

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