Object photograph·C00305a·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome II (L.403.43)

Pottery Bichrome II jug from Lapithos, with a loop handle and concentric circles painted on its body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00305a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small jug with a flaring mouth, a ring-banded neck and a single loop handle, photographed against a dark cloth. The rounded body has a band of painted stripes near the shoulder and a large set of concentric circles on the lower side, centred on a small knob. The pale surface shows some pitting and wear.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome II, L.403.43.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome II. L.403.43.

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