Object photograph·C00344·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished II Jug (L.319B.12)

Red Polished II jug from Lapithos with incised bands and lozenge motifs filled with light pigment — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00344. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a globular body, a tall neck with incised horizontal lines, a flared mouth and a loop handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. The body carries horizontal bands, diamond-shaped panels of concentric and hatched lines, and vertical hatched panels, with light pigment filling the incised lines against the dark surface. It stands on a small white base against a pale backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished II Jug, L.319B.12.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished II Jug. L.319B.12.

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