Object photograph·C00328·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip Bichrome, fragment (L.406.79)

Black Slip Bichrome oil lamp from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, with a loop handle at top and bottom — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00328. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round lamp with a loop handle at the top and a second loop at the bottom, photographed against a plain pale background. The central disc has concentric rings and radiating bands of dark painted patterns, surrounded by a rim with radial grooves. The surface is worn and chipped in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip Bichrome, L.406.79.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip Bichrome. L.406.79.

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