Object photograph·C00170·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted II with animal head (L. 403.110)

Pottery vessel with an animal head, White Painted II, with a long neck, two loop handles and three short legs — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00170. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A ceramic vessel modelled as an animal with a long neck and a head with a short beak, photographed against a black background. It has a tail-like spout, two loop handles rising from a central neck with a broken top, and three short legs. The light clay surface is decorated with dark painted bands, chevrons and hatched patterns along the body and neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery with animal head. Pottery White Painted II. No. L. 403.110.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik med djurhuvud. Pottery White Painted II. No. L. 403.110.

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