Object photograph·C00179·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora, vessel (L.313B.37+61)

Dark pottery vessel with three oval openings, two cup-like rims at the top and a two-lobed base, from Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00179. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark grey-black ceramic vessel stands upright against a grey backdrop. Its tall flat body has three rounded openings, one above the other, with two small cup-like rims at the top corners and a small pierced knob between them. The base divides into two rounded lobes, and the surface is incised with horizontal bands and short slanting strokes, with a crack running down the centre.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora, L.313B.37+61.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished III Amphora. L.313B.37+61.

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