Object photograph·C00167a·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip Ware, amphora (L.417.44)

Black slip ware amphora with two handles and vertical fluting, from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00167a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled amphora with a dark black surface, a flared rim and a tall neck. The rounded body is covered in close vertical grooves that run down to a short ring foot. Light flaking and scratches are visible on the surface, and the vessel stands on a pale surface against a grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip Ware, L.417.44.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip Ware. L.417.44.

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