Object photograph·C00164a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Jug, stirrup jar (L.406.62)

White Painted I stirrup jar from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, shown in a photograph — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00164a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stirrup jar with a globular body, a flat bridge handle, a short spout on the shoulder and a tall central filler neck, standing on a low ring foot. The body has horizontal painted bands and a checkered panel on the shoulder, and the paint is worn in places. It stands on a plain light surface and the print is mounted on a card with a cream border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Jug, L.406.62.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Painted I Jug. L.406.62.

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