Object photograph·C01581b·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus (V.1.62)

Alabaster vessel from Vouni with a flat disc-shaped mouth and two small lug handles, against black — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01581b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale stone vessel photographed against a black background. It has a wide, flat disc-shaped top with a small central opening, a short narrow neck, and a tapering body with two small lug handles on the shoulders. The surface is pitted and slightly rough, and the body ends in a rounded base.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A single pale stone vessel stands upright against a black background. It has a wide, flat, disc-shaped top with a small central opening, a short neck and a tall rounded body that narrows to a rounded base. Two small knob-like lugs project from the upper body on either side, and the surface looks slightly pitted and weathered.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, V.1.62. Vouni T. 1-16.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Vouni T. 1-16.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, V.1.62