Object photograph·C00168·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora from Lapithos

Striped pottery amphora from Lapithos, shown close up with a wide flaring neck and an arched handle. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00168. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view of a large clay vessel with a wide flaring neck and a rounded body. Dark and light horizontal bands run around the neck and lower body, and a dark arched handle rises from the shoulder. Painted panels and bands cover the shoulder, and the surface is worn and speckled against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery. Striped amphora from Lapithos.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik. Randig amfora från Lapithos.

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