Object photograph·C00344a·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished II jug (319B.9)

Red Polished II jug with a single handle, a trefoil-type mouth, and incised hatched triangles and diamonds on its body. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00344a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, burnished jug with a rounded body, a tall narrow neck and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. The neck and body are decorated with incised lines, including closely spaced horizontal bands and hatched diamond and triangular panels, with the incisions showing pale against the dark surface. The jug stands alone on a plain pale backdrop, photographed from a slightly raised angle.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished II jug, 319B.9.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished II Jug. 319B.9