Object photograph·C00356·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.417.128)

White Painted I amphora, a pottery vessel with three splayed feet and cross-hatched diamond-pattern painted decoration — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00356. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The vessel stands on three splayed feet on a pale cloth against a light backdrop. It has a wide, flared rim with grooved bands below, and a tapering body with dark cross-hatched diamond patterns in panels divided by vertical lines. The clay shows cracks, chips and worn areas, especially at the rim and upper body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.417.128.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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