Object photograph·C00180·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.406.31)

White Painted I amphora from Lapithos, with dark painted bands and geometric panels on a pale body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00180. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall two-handled vessel with a narrow neck and flaring rim, shown upright against a plain grey background. Its body carries dark horizontal bands and vertical panels of triangles, zigzags and lattice motifs on a pale surface, with some surface wear and scratches visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I amphora, L.406.31.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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