Object photograph·C00187·1927–1931

Pottery Polychrome Lustrous Foreign, jug (L.417.86)

Round-bodied jug with a strap handle, Pottery Polychrome Lustrous Foreign, from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00187. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a short neck, its rim broken, and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the top of the neck. The body is decorated with concentric raised bands and a central ring with a small spiral-like mark, and the surface shows paler wear. It is photographed upright against a plain pale backdrop, with a card border around the print.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Polychrome Lustrous Foreign, L.417.86.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Polychrome Lustrous Foreign. L.417.86.

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