Object photograph·C00391·1927–1931

Red Polished pottery: tripod with three bowls

Red Polished pottery tripod vessel with three flaring bowl-shaped mouths on tall necks, set on three short legs. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00391. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, burnished ceramic object with a wide, rounded body resting on three short, stubby legs, with three open bowl-shaped mouths rising from the body on tall necks. Incised chevron and zigzag lines run around the lower body, and horizontal incised bands decorate the central neck. The object stands on a plain pale surface against a light grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Red Polished pottery. Tripod. Three bowls.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Rödpolerad keramik. Trefot. Tre skålar.

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