Object photograph·C00361·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made jug (Mi. 010:042)

Bichrome wheel-made jug with a strap handle and painted bands and scroll motifs on the neck and shoulder — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00361. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall jug with a single strap handle rising from the rim to the shoulder, shown against a plain pale backdrop. The body is light in tone with dark painted horizontal bands around the belly, a band of scrolls and triangles on the shoulder, and a painted panel of geometric motifs on the neck. The surface shows scattered marks and some wear, and the base is a low, plain foot.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery jug. Bichrome. Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made, Mi.10.42.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramikkruka. Tvåfärgad.

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