Object photograph·C00161a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted III-1 (L.403.53)

Pottery animal-shaped vessel with painted bands on its body, from Lapithos, Kastros tombs 401–415 — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00161a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery animal-shaped vessel standing on four short legs, with a raised head on a thick neck, upright ears and a small opening on the back. The body carries dark painted horizontal bands and vertical strokes, and the surface is worn in places. It is photographed from a three-quarter angle on a pale surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted III-1, L.403.53.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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